The Content and Benefits Of Turmeric

Turmeric as one of the ingredients and spices, has been used since a long time by the people of Indonesia for several types of cuisine. In addition, the use of turmeric as a medicine to cure a number of diseases have also begun to be used long ago.

Along with the development of science and technology. A number of the benefits of turmeric as one of the more medicinal plants are found.

Content of Turmeric

Turmeric thinking about the chemical content that is useful for the health of the body, inter alia:

Curcumin (consisting of curcumin, 10% desmetoksikumin, and 1-5% bisdesmetoksikurkumin), oil asitri (turmeron, sesquiterpene ketones, tumeon 60%, 25% zingiberen, sabinen, felandren, sineil, and borneon), 1-3% fat, 3% carbohydrate, 30% protein, 8% starch, 45-55% of Vitamin C, as well as mineral salts (iron, phosphorus, calcium). 

Some of the benefits of Turmeric

1.      Turmeric is antiseptic, collapsible used to heal wounds quickly.

2.      Consumption of turmeric routinely and regularly can reduce the risk of cancer and tumors in the body.

3.      Antioxidants in turmeric can maintain the health of your skin, turmeric can also help rejuvenate the cells in the body

4.      Protect the body against leukemia

5.      Helps eliminate toxins and chemicals in the body negatively.

6.      Either consumed for you I'm running a diet program, because turmeric can help you lose weight

7.      Help launch ation in nursing mothers

8.      Launched menstruation

9.      Treat gastric ulcer

10.  Treat tonsillitis, typhoid, appendicitis, dysentery, leucorrhoea, morbili

11.  Etc

In addition to providing benefits, apparently turmeric can also cause side effects on the body, inter alia:
1.      Cause gastric irritation

2.      Can lead to stimulation of the uterus, so that pregnant women and nursing mothers as much as possible to reduce the consumption of turmeric.

3.      A number of substance / compound in turmeric most poorly absorbed by the body, so that the benefits of turmeric can not be maximized by the body.

4.      For those of you who are running the chemotherapy, should not consume turmeric because it can reduce the effects of chemotherapy

Similarly, review of the properties and health benefits of turmeric for you, may be useful.

Reference : http://tanamanobat-herbal.blogspot.com/2013/01/kandungan-serta-manfaat-kunyit.html