Turmeric & Its Healthy Feature
Turmeric is native of China or India. India is the
largest grower of turmeric in the world 8%. 92% 0f which is consumed within the
country Remaining 8% is exported which brings us 15 to 55 crores of foreign
exchange annually
Botanical characters
Perennial herb. Leaves have long petioles & are
produced on the underground Rhizome. Which is thick & commercially used. Inflorescence
is spike. Pale yellow flowers remain covered with pink coloured bracts.
Uses of Turmeric
1. Mainly consumed as a spice for the preparation of
tasty curried dishes.
2. Used to flavour & to colour butter, cheese, pickles,
mustard & other food stuffs.
3. Yields
brilliant coloured dye to colour wool, silk, & cotton
to impart yellow shade.
4. Turmeric is
regarded by Hindu’s as sacred for use in ceremonial & religious functions.
A considerable amount of turmeric is converted as Kumkum & used for Tilak.
5. When boils
with warm milk & taken internally it relieves sore throat & common cold.
6. In small pox
turmeric is used as a paste with gingelly oil & neem leaves.
7. Turmeric is
stomachic, carminative, tonic, blood purifier & an antiseptic.
8. Used to
detect boric acid.
9. Due to
anti-inflammatory & antiseptic properties it is used locally along with
lime on wounds.
10. Volatile
oil of rhizome is used for treatment of cervix cancer.
11. Turmeric is
used in a no. of cosmetic preparations such as vanishing creams & other
facial products.
12. Smearing of
turmeric paste on the face & limbs during a bath is very useful to
discourage unwanted hair on the feminine skin, prevention & cure for
pimples & promoting the beauty of face.
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