Recommended daily dietary intake of turmeric is 2.5 mg per kg body weight (about the same as 0.1 mg/kg body weight) of Curcumin, the most active constituent of turmeric, making up between 2 to 6% of this spice.
Bright yellow spice with warm, bitter taste and healthy properties. This aromatic powder is obtained from the rhizome (root-like underground stem) of a plant of the ginger family - Curcuma longa. Also known as tumeric, Curcuma, Indian Saffron, Yu Jin. It is used for flavoring and coloring in Asian cooking and formerly as a fabric dye. Some scientists believe turmeric may prevent and slow the growth of a number of types of cancer, particularly tumors of the esophagus, mouth, intestines, stomach, breast, and skin. Studies showed curcumin inhibiting the formation of cancer-causing enzymes in rodents and in cancer cells in vitro. Turmeric is used as a pain reliver (joint pain, stomach pain, skin itching, bruises, menstrual cramps), for heartburn, headaches, diarrhea, infections, gum abscess, intestinal gas and bloating, loss of appetite, reducing cholesterol, and fatigue.
Recommended daily dietary intake of turmeric is 2.5 mg per kg body weight (about the same as 0.1 mg/kg body weight) of Curcumin, the most active constituent of turmeric, making up between 2 to 6% of this spice.
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