Turmeric, and its benefits
Turmeric (curcuma longa, a natural antioxidant herb with active yellow-pigmented curcuminoids, may reliever the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. When taken orally, it may treat chronic anterior uveitis. It can be found in powder form and is used in cooking.

Positive Health Effects of Turmeric
Turmeric is used to help treat a wide range of disorders, including dyspepsia, abdominal pain, hemorrhage, fever, and worms. It relieves flatulence, abdominal bloating and loss of appetite, amenorrhea, and kidney inflammation. It remedies disorders, including hepatitis and jaundice, with the liver, kidney, and gall bladder. It has proven effective against headaches, cancer, bronchitis, respiratory infections, and even can leprosy, edema and cystitis. Turmeric extract may help to stabilize colorectal cancer.

Helping detoxify the body, protecting the liver from pollutants, and stimulating the production of bile needed to digest fat, the herb also protects the stomach from salmonella and protozoas that can cause diarrhea.

Turmeric Research Many people swear by the turmeric health herb as a for its potential in relieving and remedying psoriasis.. One of the editors here at Nutritional-Supplement-Guides knows people who suffer from psoriasis personally, and after for several months of taking the turmeric herb, had their symptoms fade. This is, of course, far from a guarantee that the turmeric herb is a cure for psoriasis, and it may not relieve some individuals’ symptoms at all.

Turmeric acts as a powerful antioxidant, neutralizing free radical damage, and herb as an anti-inflammatory, which may well help in arthritis. The herb is also said to have anti-carcinogenic properties.

In one study, curcumin slowed the development of prostate cancer on tumor cells, and a related study at a major nutritional University showed that "a mixture of curcumin and isoflavonoids is the most potent inhibitor against the growth of human breast tumor cells."

A Clinical study at UCLA revealed that curcumin from tumeric may help slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Specifically, it reduced the buildup of amyloid protein "plaques" in the brain of rats. Amyloid protein plaque buildup is one of the primary characteristics of Alzheimer's disease. Studies have shown that those cultures which use large amounts of curcumin in their cooking have a much lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease than Western cultures.

Other benefits of curcumin in tumeric are: potentially protecting the liver from toxic substances, and reducing platelets from clumping together--which may help guard against atherosclerosis and help improve blood circulation.

Things to Watch Out For There are no known side effects linked to turmeric. Those taking large amounts may experience stomach upset. Those on blood thinners should not use this herb medicinally because it (turmeric) could increase the effects of these medications.

The health herb Turmeric seems to be a very safe, and is used, in powder form, in very large amounts in Indian cooking. Because Turmeric it is not considered an essential nutrient, there has been no “Recommended Daily Allowance” established for its use.

We, however, always suggest that pregnant or nursing women should refrain from using this herb without their doctors’ approval.

How to Maximize the Effects of Turmeric

1. Potency, from one turmeric herb to another, can vary widely. The highest, most efficient, potency supplements, because curcumin is actually the part of Turmeric that gives the herb its therapeutic properties, use Turmeric extract that is standardized up to 95% curcumin. We suggest that you look for a supplement that gives you the standardized extract of turmeric using 95% curcumin.



2. The manufacture of dietary supplements in the U.S. is unregulated, and consumers have only a 1 in 5 chance of buying a product that contains the actual ingredients stated. Because of this industry-wide problem, people should choose a manufacturer that is pharmaceutical GMP compliant; such facilities comply with the most stringent manufacturing standards, eliminating the possibility of harmful contaminants, and assuring you of receiving the amount of ingredients you actually paid for.