Turmeric
It is said to be the yellow Indian saffron, or the yellow node, and it is said to be in Persia and Hurd, a tropical plant of the Turmeric family, the Jungellae species, the curcuma longa, the plant is spread in Southeast Asia in India specifically, turmeric In the form of small tubers living near the surface of the earth of the herb plant around me with only roots but his leaves for only about a period.
The nutritional value of turmeric
Turmeric contains a percentage of volatile oils, as well as containing compounds called cicotrobinet ketones, and a proportion of proteins, and also contains a few calories, and contains contain some vitamins such as: vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin A, It also contains some food minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and also contains antioxidants. It is rich in a compound of curcumin responsible for all the benefits of turmeric and gives color to turmeric.
Turmeric types
- Curcuma Longa This species lives in Srilanka.
- Curcuma Aeruginosa grow in Cambodia and Burma.
- Curcuma Amada is situated in India.
- Curcuma Angustifolia lives in South India.
- Curcuma Aromatica is native to Bangladesh.
- Curcuma Caesia lives and grows in Bangladesh.
- Curcuma Mangga is native to Malaysia.
- Curcuma Purpurascens live and grow on the island of Java.
- Curcuma Xanthorrhiza is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and Malaysia.
- Curcuma Zedoaria is cultivated in Malaysia, India and Indonesia.
The benefits of turmeric food and health
- Turmeric is a natural antibiotic for some infections such as: colitis, skin infections, bowel infections, and arthritis.
- Reduces the risk of cancer disease; because it contains antioxidants, such as: breast cancer, colon cancer, and reduces the spread of cancer cells.
- Turmeric is used to treat certain diseases such as rheumatism and arthritis.
- Works to nourish the mind, strengthen memory and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Maintains the digestive system and facilitates the digestion process and is considered a laxative for the stomach.
- It works to lower the level of harmful cholesterol in the body.
- It expels harmful parasites from the body.
- Helps heal wounds in less time and faster.
- Helps to repair idle cells, and gets rid of dead cells in the body.
- Protects against the occurrence of atherosclerosis and veins.
- Turmeric is a diuretic and also helps to eliminate diarrhea.
- It treats general weakness in the body and activates it and provides it with energy.
- Treat stomach ulcers and duodenum.
- Treating asthma and eczema.
Benefits of turmeric for skin
- Turmeric works on the treatment of acne, as it is antiseptic and antibacterial, by mixing turmeric with a little lemon juice and the skin and the place where acne, and left for a period of time about a quarter of an hour, and then wash the face with lukewarm water, Acne, and eliminates the microbes and inflammation of the constituents of acne and reduces the fatty secretions of acne.
- Eliminates the excess fatty secretions in the skin by mixing egg whites, two drops of lemon juice, rose water, two drops of olive oil, with a tablespoon of turmeric, mix them well and put them in a mask on the face and neck, leave to dry thoroughly, With warm water.
- Combine two tablespoons of turmeric powder, 2 tablespoons of rice powder, 1 cup of liquid milk, 1 teaspoon of tomato juice, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and put it on the face and neck for half an hour, then wash the catcher With lukewarm water.
- Heals burns, helps to hide their effect, by mixing turmeric, cactus and cactus, and is placed on burn areas, thus cooling the burning and disinfection of microbes.
- Peel the skin and remove the dead cells by mixing flour flour, turmeric powder with a little water, and putting it on the body. Then rub the body where the mixture is placed gently before the bath so as to get rid of the dead cells in the skin and skin and get a clear and vibrant skin Glowing and whitish.