Turmeric for health

Turmeric is one of the most abundant herbs in Indonesia, not even a few that make it a traditional herb. No wonder because the benefits of plants / spices are not only for cooking but also for health. The benefits of turmeric include the most commonly known by the general public for nursing mothers, for pregnant women and so on. While other benefits of turmeric are to cleanse the face and remove black spots on the skin.

Turmeric has a number of ingredients including:

Curcuminoid dyes - A diarylheptanoid compound of about 3-4% and which consists of Curcumin, dihydrourcumin, desmetoxycurcumin and bisdesmetoxycurumum.

Essential oils - Contains 2-5% consisting of sesquiterpenes and phenylpropane turmeron derivatives (aryl-turmeron, alpha turmeron and beta turmeron), curlon curcumol, atlanton, bisabolen, seskuifellandren, zingiberin, aryl kurkumen, humulen.

Minerals - magnesium iron, manganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, lead, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and bismuth Other substances - Arabinose, fructose, glucose, starch, dammardan and tannin

The benefits of turmeric for health are undeniable, it has a variety of healthy nutrients needed by the human body.

1. Anti-Inflammation (inflammation) The volatile oil content in turmeric has shown significant anti-inflammatory activity in various experimental and research models. Even stronger than essential oils, this is due to yellow or orange pigments from turmeric called curcumin. Curcumin is considered the main pharmacological agent in turmeric. In many studies, the anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin have been shown to be comparable to hydrocortisone and phenylbutazone as anti-inflammatory substances such as Motrin. Unlike drugs, which are associated with significant toxic effects (ulcer formation, decreased white blood cell count, intestinal bleeding), curcumin does not produce toxicity.
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (chronic joint inflammation) Clinical studies have proven that curcumin in turmeric is also given a very strong antioxidant effect. As an antioxidant, curcumin is able to neutralize free radicals, chemicals that can in the body and cause various damage to healthy cells and cell membranes. This is important in many diseases, one of which is arthritis, where free radicals are a cause of painful joint inflammation and damage to joints. The content of turmeric which can provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects explains why many people with joint disease feel very relieved when consuming this herb. In a recent study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (chronic joint inflammation), curcumin compared with phenylbutazone will produce comparable improvements in short duration such as stiffness in the morning and reduce swelling of the joints.
3. Increasing Antioxidants The content of curcumin is a powerful antioxidant that can neutralize free radicals because of its chemical structure. Besides curcumin also increases the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the body itself. In this way, curcumin provides free radical resistance.
4. Cardiovascular protection (Vascular related diseases) Curcumin may prevent the oxidation of cholesterol in the body. Because oxidized cholesterol can damage blood vessels and accumulate in plaques that can cause heart attacks or strokes, preventing the oxidation of new cholesterol can help reduce the development of atherosclerosis and heart disease. Turmeric is a source of vitamin B6 needed to keep homocysteine ​​levels from being too high. B6 intake is one of the high intakes of vitamin B6 associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. In a study published in the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, when 10 healthy volunteers consumed 500 mg of curcumin per day for 7 days, not only did they reduce blood oxidation levels and reduced cholesterol by 33%, their total cholesterol dropped by 11.63%, and Their HDL (good cholesterol) increased by 29%! (Soni KB, Kuttan R).

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