Health Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
Turmeric is used for stomach discomfort and gas particularly after meals. Turmeric has also been used for diarrhea, upper abdominal pain, chest infections, bronchitis, colds, and kidney inflammation. It is used
externally for bruising, leech bites, inflammation of the oral mucosa, inflammatory skin conditions and infected wounds. Studies have shown Turmeric to have antihepatotoxic, antihyperlipidemic and anti-inflammatory effects. It is also antioxidative, antitumoral and antimicrobial, has insect repellent and antifertile effects.
It is Commission E Approved for:
Dyspeptic complaints
Loss of appetite
In Chinese Medicine Turmeric is used for pains in the chest, ribs, abdomen, liver and stomach. The it has also been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for nose bleeds and heat stroke. Recent studies support many of Turmeric's uses in Traditional Indian Medicine. In India Turmeric is used for inflammation, wounds
and skin ulcers, itching, stomach complaints, flatulence.
!CONTRAINDICATIONS!
General: The drug should not be used by people with
obstructed biliary ducts; those with gallstones should take it
only under the supervision of a physician.
Daily Dosage: The average dose is 1.5 to 3 gram. The
powder should be taken 2 to 3 times daily after meals; the tea
(2 to 3 cups) should be taken between meals. The tincture
dose is 10 to 15 drops 2 to 3 times daily.
externally for bruising, leech bites, inflammation of the oral mucosa, inflammatory skin conditions and infected wounds. Studies have shown Turmeric to have antihepatotoxic, antihyperlipidemic and anti-inflammatory effects. It is also antioxidative, antitumoral and antimicrobial, has insect repellent and antifertile effects.
It is Commission E Approved for:
Dyspeptic complaints
Loss of appetite
In Chinese Medicine Turmeric is used for pains in the chest, ribs, abdomen, liver and stomach. The it has also been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for nose bleeds and heat stroke. Recent studies support many of Turmeric's uses in Traditional Indian Medicine. In India Turmeric is used for inflammation, wounds
and skin ulcers, itching, stomach complaints, flatulence.
!CONTRAINDICATIONS!
General: The drug should not be used by people with
obstructed biliary ducts; those with gallstones should take it
only under the supervision of a physician.
Daily Dosage: The average dose is 1.5 to 3 gram. The
powder should be taken 2 to 3 times daily after meals; the tea
(2 to 3 cups) should be taken between meals. The tincture
dose is 10 to 15 drops 2 to 3 times daily.
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