what benefits of the Turmeric 1

  Turmeric, like ginger, is a plant of the ginger family. The turmeric we eat is a golden yellow powder ground from the roots of the plant. It tastes bitter and pungent, but it is very popular and has become a popular food in recent years.

  What are the benefits of turmeric?

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Turmeric that can be eaten and wiped

  Turmeric is a cheap food, and it has many uses. It can be used for flavoring in drinks, adding color to dishes, or even directly applied to the body for medicinal effects.

  In ancient India, turmeric was a kind of food and medicine. Ancient Indian surgeons and Ayurvedic scholars have reported that ointments made from turmeric can relieve food poisoning.

  In the next few hundred years, turmeric came to China, East Africa, West Africa, Jamaica, and various parts of the world. In his travel notes, Mark Polo referred to turmeric as "Indian saffron" to describe its color and taste.

  At that time, turmeric was more used to enhance fragrance and color. Regarding the benefits of turmeric, it has been slowly confirmed in the past two decades.

  Up to now, there are about 3000 research documents confirming that turmeric is beneficial to the body.

  100 grams of turmeric powder contains 10 grams of fat, 200 milligrams of calcium, 260 milligrams of phosphorus, 2500 milligrams of potassium, 47.5 milligrams of iron, 21 grams of dietary fiber, and other nutrients.

  In addition to eating, turmeric can also be used as a skin care product to directly reduce the number of skin tumors.

  The 2009 Journal of Nutrition and Cancer confirmed that applying turmeric on the skin can reduce skin tumors by 87.2% and delay subsequent tumor formation by 5 weeks.

  But what is really precious is the curcumin in turmeric and turmeric essential oil.

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Curcumin is the essence

  Curcumin is a nutrient extracted from turmeric. There are about 5g of curcumin per 100g of turmeric. Like allicin, it is not an essential nutrient taken by the human body, but it can inhibit the growth of bacteria and resist inflammation.

1. Aim at bacteria, no bullets

  Curcumin can kill bacteria. If you cooperate with Haojiyou garlic, it will be more effective.

  When food is improperly frozen and then thawed repeatedly, the spores of Bacillus cereus in the food will germinate, causing people to vomit and diarrhea.

For another example, when seafood is not fully cooked or marinated properly, the Vibrio parahaemolyticus inside will come out and make trouble.

  In 1950, a mass food poisoning incident caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred in Osaka, Japan. The citizens ate improperly handled dried herring, which caused severe abdominal pain. In the end, 272 patients were confirmed to be poisoned and 20 died.

  And because bacteria are everywhere, a research team from India wanted to find low-cost, readily available sterilized food.

  After a chemical test, they found that when a 5% concentration of turmeric extract and garlic extract are used together, it can inhibit the growth of many bacteria including Bacillus cereus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Both of these ingredients can be found in curry.

2. Anti-inflammatory

  In addition, curcumin has also been proven to relieve inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis.

  A study by the University of Arizona in the United States showed that feeding curcumin to mice can effectively inhibit arthritis and even joint damage in mice.

  The mechanism here is that curcumin can inhibit a protein in mice that can initiate inflammation, NF-κB.

  In addition, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University also found that curcumin can treat ulcerative colitis by inhibiting NF-κB.