Turmeric has been used for 5000-6000 years as a medical herb in the ancient Ayurvedic medicine, even in the Roman times. It was used for many different remedies such as colds, indigestion, chicken pox, blood purifiers, skin conditions, antiseptic, inflammation, and as a “cure-all.” Now, in today’s research, we have come to learn even more. It is a powerful antioxidant, which helps fight free radical cells that cause cancer, and provides lists of beneficial healing properties. All of this in a powdered, inexpensive form that we can freely buy in stores and spice racks all over the world. It is one of the most studied spices, a spice that we can cook with everyday, without being toxic.
Modern research has concluded that Turmeric and curcuminoids, an active ingredient in Turmeric, have powerful antioxidant properties, and relieve pain, inflammation, cancer, Aids, heart disease, and many other ailments. Yes, this natural food, that is indeed safe, which has been used for centuries, has been available and unnoticed to consumers. It is very inexpensive and protects our body from free radical damage. Turmeric is probably the most researched spice for medical applications. It is also used in commercial areas such as coloring agents, food preservatives, preserving nutritional value of foods, coloring in silks, cotton, paper, cosmetics, wood, and medicines. In one form or another, everyday products that we have been using for centuries contain Turmeric without consumers realizing the nutritional value it is presenting to our bodies.