Turmeric
Turmeric, or sometimes called balus or stalk, is one of the most famous spices for food. It is widely used throughout the world and is characterized by its rich yellow color, which is used as a natural dye for coloring food and coloring various types of fabrics. It is known that turmeric contains a rich nutritional formula, containing proteins, and many important mineral elements, such as calcium, potassium and sodium, and contains iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, and many vitamins, Such as vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, and volatile oils, but excessive intake of food in large quantities, causes the body many problems and diseases.
Known benefits of turmeric, it reduces blood pressure, protects the body from many infections, fights cancer cells, heals rheumatoid arthritis, and is used as a mask for skin to remove from impurities, unify color and give it freshness, accelerate the healing process, and contribute to increase Metabolism and fat burning, helps the body to get rid of waste and toxins, protects against Alzheimer’s disease, improves memory performance, reduces high blood sugar, promotes liver health, and helps in the treatment of allergic asthma.
Turmeric damage to the body
- Reduces fertility in men, to reduce sperm production, and may cause infertility.
- It causes allergies in some people, and they feel the symptoms of itching and irritation.
- Contributes to the formation of stones in the gall bladder, and increases the proportion of gastrointestinal disorders.
- Aggravates liver problems, especially for people with liver hyperplasia, where they should be completely prevented from eating turmeric.
- Increases uterine contractions, which can cause bleeding, and feeling sporadic pains down the abdomen, especially for pregnant women.
- It causes sudden drop in blood sugar, causing many dangerous symptoms on the body.
- Has many negative effects on the efficiency of the reproductive system, especially for men.
- It causes poor absorption of iron in the body, causing anemia.
- Causes spastic episodes of constipation and diarrhea, and irritates the stomach wall.
- It weakens the immune system and reduces its efficiency.
- It causes nausea, and stimulates vomiting, especially for pregnant women in the early months of pregnancy.
- Increases body dryness, especially dry skin.
- It interferes with the intake of blood thinners, such as aspirin, because it contains anti-coagulants.