Curcuma Longae Rhizoma
- This medicine is a rhizoma of curcuma longa linne.
- This medicine has a unique smell with a bitter and spicy taste.
Curcuma Root
- This medicine is made by drying the tuberous root of curcuma longa Linne or by drying it after removing the periderm.
- This medicine has a unique smell with a little bitter and stimulative taste. Saliva becomes yellowish when this medicine is chewed.
Anti-Oxidation Effect
Active Oxygen
- Oxidation reaction in an organism is a necessity. Active oxygen creates fat peroxidation which can cause arteriosclerosis, Liver disease, Alzheimer's dementia, diabetes, etc.
- Contents Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium : 1/10, Kalium : 1/100 Copper, Manganese : x 10, selenium : x 100
- Recommended Calcium Intake: 700ã/day, Glass of milk(180ã) 180ã
Medical efficacy & dosage of Turmeric(Curcuma Root)
Alternative Medicine Alert. 2003
- Rhizome and root of curcuma has been used for food ingredients, medicine, cosmetics, colorings for over 2000 years.
- It has been introduced in 'Travels to China' by Marco Polo. It has been spread over the Europe in the Middle Ages as a medicine and coloring.
- Powdered medicine has been used in Asia for gastric problems, arthritis, and inertia.
- In India's Vedic civilization, it has been used as energizer (corroborant) in gastrointestinal parts and liver. It's also been used as parasiticide and to dissolve biliary stone and for menstrual irregularity.
- In ancient Hindu documents, it was used as a emergency family medicine for removing gastrointestinal gas and stomachache. Powder was mixed with limewater.