Facts
·
This plant is a wide spread, and it has many different common
names: Turmeric, Jiang Huang, Ukon, Renet, Rame, Temu Kuning,
Temu Kunyit, and Tius.
· The largest
production of Curcuma Lunga is in India, and it
produces about (90%) of Turmeric in the world .
· It known as golden
spice.
· Sangil is the most
important trading center for Turmeric, that is a town in India.
. Tamil Nadu is a city in India known as " yellow city" or "Turmeric city" because it is the second largest city in the world in producing Curcuma Longa.
· The active
ingredient in Turmeric is Curcumin, and it has many ranges of
therapeutic effects.
· It served as a tea
in Japan.
· It is very good
source for vitamins like vitamin C, Potassium, and magnesium.
· It is widely used in
beverage, ice-cream, yogurts, and cakes.
· It cultivated in
3000 B.C by Harappan civilization.
· It is known as
antioxidant, anti-flammatory, and carcinogenic agent.
· The last studies
for Curcumin provide that cause degradation of the human protein
p35, which is responsible about removing damage cells.
· Thailand use
project to extract and isolate Tetrahydro Curcumin oids (THC) from
turmeric to use it as treatment for skin inflammations and
cosmetics formulations.
. Some Indonesians used it to dye their body in the wedding as a part of wedding ritual.
. Some Indian women use turmeric paste to remove their body hair.
. Turmeric paste is used as home remedy for sunburn, and it used as a sunscreen.
. People in middle ages called Turmeric "Indian saffron" because they used it instead of real saffron, which is very expensive.
. Turmeric has been used in China as a treatment for depression.
. It is used as assists in remodeling of damaged skin.
To learn mare about its benefits, go to Medical uses or back to the homepage.