Secret Turmeric

You like to cook? Or your hobby Eastern cuisine that is rich in spices, in Indonesian cuisine known for its abundant use of spices, so it has a rich flavor. One of the most commonly used spice is turmeric. 

Extracts of turmeric has been used as a dye for textiles, cosmetics, and drugs (usually one of the ingredients of traditional herbal medicine manufacturers in Indonesia) For more than four thousand years. In India, turmeric is often used as a powder to make the faces of the women look shine. 

From various studies on turmeric turmeric was shown to have many health benefits. In turmeric are curcumin which is the active compounds contained in turmeric that serves to inhibit the growth of skin cancer cells and slow the spread of breast cancer cells. Cancer cells exposed to curcumin become more responsive to chemotherapy and radiation treatment. 

Some doctors also recommend to eat curry regularly. That's because turmeric is a major ingredient in curry that can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease or dementia. This is evidenced by the low number of the disease in India, where the people often eat curry. 

besides that turmeric extracts can also be used to reduce pain in patients with osteoarthritis, pain can be reduced by 58%.  Turmeric also helps to cure patients with colitis, digestive problems, cleansing the liver and create a more regular menstrual cycles. 

I personally use a poultice of turmeric marinade to cope with an ulcer that I experienced. So great benefit of this bulbous plant, I myself have proofed it. Hope can be useful if we go back to Nature.