The turmeric is a distant relative of ginger. It is used for preparation of various spicery and has a set of the useful properties inherent in this plant.
The turmeric gained the fame for a long time. This plant grows in places with a warm and humid climate. It was noticed that the turmeric is very useful plant and has some health giving qualities.
Useful and health giving qualities of a turmeric
1. Is the natural antidepressant which is calming all nervous system of the person and positively influencing his mentality.
2. At advanced age interferes with development of a sclerosis and arthritis.
3. Is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial means.
4. Heals the wounds formed from burns and cuts.
5. Adjusts a metabolism in a human body.
6. Removes the naggers and some other inflammatory processes on skin.
7. Is prophylactic of formation of a prostate cancer.
8. Perfectly counteracts such disease as leukemia at children's age.
9. Doesn't allow to increase to various cancer tumors in a human body and reduces education level of metastases at oncological patients.
10. Helps to cope with side effects after a chemotherapy course.
11. Cleans a liver and brings out of it hazardous substances.
12. Reduces cholesterol level.
13. Reduces headaches.
14. Blood oxygenates and promotes formation of erythrocytes.
15. At a SARS the sore throat helps to treat and copes with cough.
16. Promotes decrease in level of sugar in blood.
17. Adjusts work of an alimentary system and fights against locks and heartburn.
All these useful properties are caused by the fact that as a part of a turmeric there is a set of minerals and vitamins: iron, iodine, phosphorus, calcium, vitamins C, In, To, essential oils, curcumine, thiamine and so on.
It is widely applied in cookery and cosmetology. Besides preparation of various spicery, useful properties of a root of a turmeric and the oil prepared from this plant are also known.
Oil of a turmeric is used at perfume production and also in an aromatherapy. And here the root of a turmeric can be found in the nearest pharmacy. It is sold in the form of powder, tablets and capsules. The root of a turmeric is used at production of medical broths and infusions, and powder is added to food as seasoning.
Several national recipes with use of a turmeric
At burns: do of it dense gruel and add a little juice of an aloe. Such means disinfects a wound and reduces pain.
At cold: 1 tsps of a turmeric dissolve in half of glass of hot milk. Drink on an empty stomach 2-3 times a day.
At a tonsillitis: mix a half of a teaspoon of salt and a turmeric. This mix is filled in with warm water and rinse a sore throat. This means helps to kill pain and has disinfecting effect.