Your kitchen is a pharmacy that stacks familiar and wonderful healing substances that not only help prepare a tasty meal but can also relieve you of the discomfort of sickness. Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) is one such ingredient found in almost every Indian kitchen. Turmeric is a perennial shrub found in India and tropical regions of Asia. It’s a rhizome, or the root is dried and used as the yellow spice that imparts flavors and yellow color to all Indian curries. It holds an important position in the traditional Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine.
Medicinal Uses of Turmeric
Turmeric is a rich source of minerals such as potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, manganese, calcium, iron, sodium, zinc, and selenium. Curcumin, the active ingredient of turmeric, is known as a powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants fight free radicals, unstable oxygen molecules that damage cells as they travel through the body, and are responsible for premature aging, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. In addition, curcumin is also a potent anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-cancer, and anti-fungal agent. Turmeric is used to treat gastrointestinal upsets and stimulate bile flow. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help combat arthritic pain, rheumatic conditions, treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, and viral infections. It has also exhibited anti-cancer properties in laboratory animals. Curcumin reduces the growth of cancer cells and tumor formation.
Consumption of turmeric on an empty stomach daily prevents blockage of arteries. It has strong antiplatelet activity and therefore reduces the ability of the blood to form clots, thereby improving blood circulation and offering protection against heart attacks and strokes. Animal studies and preliminary human studies have shown that it lowers LDL and total cholesterol. It prevents gallstones, cleanses the liver, and purifies the blood. Turmeric works wonders against skin diseases, dark circles, pimples, eczema, and blemishes, resulting in glowing flawless complexion. Therefore, it is also used in beauty masks?turmeric aids in treating chronic skin ulcers and scabies. Drinking turmeric extract or tea helps to get rid of menstrual cramps. Curcumin is also believed to fight insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes.
Homemade Turmeric Tea
Make your own turmeric tea and enjoy each sip as it makes you healthier.
Ingredients
4 cups of water
1 tablespoon ground turmeric
lemon
Honey
Directions
1. Add a tablespoon of freshly ground turmeric paste to boiling water.
2. Leave it to boil for another ten minutes.
3. Strain into a mug using a mesh strainer.
4. Add honey and lemon to taste.
Turmeric can also be added to warm milk. Drink it daily and keep the doctor away.
Turmeric Home Facial Mask
Turmeric mask is easy to make and a foolproof remedy for flawless, radiant skin.
Ingredients
1/2 cup gram flour
2 tablespoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoon of or almond oil
Milk
Directions
1. Mix gram flour and turmeric powder.
2. Add almond oil and milk to make a paste.
3. Apply to face and whole body and leave for 5-10 minutes.
4. Remove the dried paste with palms and fingers and then wash with warm water.
This is the traditional Indian mask, applied regularly to the bride seven days before the marriage.
DIY Honey spoons are a great gift idea at Christmas time too. Perfect for gifting to someone who is feeling the flu or a cold as the honey soothes the throat and the lemon on the Honey spoon is antibacterial.
Finish this project off by wrapping them in cellophane and attaching a handmade tag or label. You might like these Honey stickers we found on Amazon for adding to your bagged spoons.
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