Kurkuma-miraculous properties

Lately there is increasingly more often in the press or on television, about the benefits of products such as Noni juice or Goji fruit, not too many knew by now, but who back strong marketing campaigns, with the help of which many have been brought into the spotlight.

Less but talking about the miraculous properties of a plant used since thousands of years as a spice in Asian countries on the continent. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer and help fight diseases such as diabetes, allergies, arthritis, Alzheimer's, heart disease and many other chronic diseases. Through its excellence it is best qualified to be included in "superalimentelor", ie food with real benefits for our health. So we cover all the health benefits and uses turmericului capsule or powder, as detailed below.

Turmeric este o mică plantă originară din India şi a cărei rădăcină formată din mai multi rizomi se foloseşte pentru obţinerea condimentului numit “turmeric” dar şi a extractului medicinal numit “curcumină”. Aparţine familiei Zingiberaceae, din care face parte şi ghimbirul şi este folosit ca şi condiment în India, de mai bine de 3000 ani ÎC. Din radacina uscată de turmeric se obţine un condiment de culoare galben-portocalie, folosit în special în bucătăria indiană dar şi în cea din Asia de Sud sau în Orientul Mijlociu, el fiind pricipalul ingredient al prafului de curry (care este un amestec de mai multe condimente). Mai este utilizat ca şi conservant în mâncăruri, în cosmetică, în medicina tradiţională dar şi pentru vopsirea hainelor. Astfel, proprietăţile lui benefice pentru sănătate au fost cunoscute încă din cele mai vechi timpuri. În India se folosea ca ajutor împotriva durerilor de stomac, a problemelor pielii, a problemelor musculare sau în artrită, iar în China a fost folosit ca şi analgezic împotriva colicilor, a hepatitei sau a durerilor în piept.

The beneficial effects of health of kurkuma

The main component of the of kurkuma is Curcumin. She is a polyolefin yellow/orange color, which lends its color of the plant from which it originates; It is extracted from it in the form of powder soluble in oil, has no specific taste or flavor. She drew the attention of researchers through its curative properties through its action as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. In addition to Curcumin, may contain large kurkuma levels of iron and manganese but also small levels of vitamin B6 and potassium, vitamins and minerals so necessary for our health.

As an antioxidant, Curcumin is able to neutralize free radicals, chemicals that pass through the body and creates large damages healthy cells and cell membrane. This makes it to be helpful in diseases such as arthritis, in this case the free radicals being responsible for dureroasele inflammation in the joints. The combination of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric from explains why, when using regular dish of it by people with rheumatoid arthritis, they have managed to have an improvement in health status comparable to when the luau phenylbutazone to relieve symptoms. Numerous studies have shown that the effects of Curcumin anti-inflammatory can compare with powerful drugs such as hydrocortisone or phenylbutazone but unlike drugs, side effects (decreased white blood cells, ulcers, intestinal bleeding), Curcumin produces no toxic effects on the body.

It was found that also improves liver activity kurkuma, having an effect on its ability to detoxify Xenobiotics, i.e. those chemicals, chemical compounds that are found in the body, but are not produced by him. Through its components, is a powerful protector kurkuma cardiovascular: Curcumin is able to prevent oxidation of cholesterol and vitamin B6 helps in controlling the level of homocysteine in the body.

The latest research showed that the major constituent of kurkuma, Curcumin may cause a modest increase, but measurable levels of a protein called Antimicrobial Peptide Catelicidina (CAMP) that is an important part of our immune system, best known for his role in preventing infections. Its role is to identify pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.), even when the body discovers for the first time and to assist in their removal. Any compound that may influence or raise the level of CAMP is of major importance for health as it strengthens the immune system and may be a barrier against the installation of chronic diseases. It knew for some time that vitamin D is a potent Enhancer of CAMP activity, and recent studies have shown that Vitamin D and Curcumin taken together act synergistically in the fight against infections and inflammations of their anti-inflammatory properties through systematic and antioxidant properties.

But perhaps one of the most beneficial properties of Curcumin is its ability to fight against the development and expansion of cancer cells. A very large number of scientific papers were able to demonstrate some of the ways through which it exercises powers of healing, researchers discovered more than 100 of the ways in which it acts in the cell. It has been shown thus that inhibits the proliferation of cells in tumors decreases inflammation, stop the transformation of normal cells into cancer cells, inhibits the synthesis of a protein that appears to be the tool of formation of tumors, it helps the body destroy cancer cells so that they no longer spread in the body, helps prevent the development of blood vessels that feed cancer cells phenomenon known as angiogeneză.

How to use kurkuma?

Kurkuma you find in the form of spice herbal shops. You can use it to prepare in your own house blend of curry, coriander seeds, mixing of fenugreek, cumin seeds, chili, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, salt or you can add it directly to various dishes such as chutney (mixtures of spices, fruits and vegetables); You can use murăturilor to spicing up your dishes, along with the mustard, cooked with chicken, duck, Turkey, rice, and salad dressing as or vegetables (for example with cauliflower helps prevent prostate cancer).

Caution, however, in what quantities you use in cooking because its penetrating aroma becomes even stronger when it is cooked (it should be used in small amounts). You also need to be careful how you use it in the kitchen because it turns very easy everything comes into contact with it.

Curcumin is rapidly absorbed in the liver and the intestines and therefore it is recommended to be used together with black pepper, it contains a substance called piperină which prevents too rapid absorption of the Curcumin.

To strengthen the immune system and may be used in the form of tea together with ginger and lime juice or even boiled in milk.

Mixed with butter or yogurt thinned with it becomes a medicine to treat stomach problems and consumed in the form of paste it helps to regenerate the liver. Fresh juice made from turmeric root, taken daily, helps to eliminate intestinal parasites.

It is also of great help to eliminate fat and cellulite body. Mixed with honey in equal proportions and picked up twice a week to help the weakened because prodigy cleans your body of toxins and deplete water retention.

Kurkuma can be used in the nutrition of children and for the treatment of various diseases. Diluted in milk it is used traditionally to treat coughs in children, irritative two teaspoons of turmeric mixed with a full glass of milk and is a good treatment for children who have asthma or bronchitis. Also, turmeric powder in combination with Cumin seeds represent a good way to treat colds in children.

Curcumin, extracted from turmeric, and is found in the form of herbal supplements at stores, but you can and will make you home your own preparation, stirring a hand blender microemulsie obtained with one teaspoon of powdered curcumină, yolks 1 or 2 eggs and a tablespoon or two of oil.

I've just written about some of the many benefits of of kurkuma, but I hope that I managed to draw your attention and you dare to use it as often as possible at cooking.