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Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa; /ˈtɜːrmərɪk/ or variously /ˈtjuːmərɪk/[2]) is a flowering plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the roots of which are used in cooking.[3] The plant is rhizomatous, herbaceous, and perennial, and is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season and some for consumption.
Health Benefits
Turmeric contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Most studies used turmeric extracts that are standardized to include large amounts of curcumin
Chronic inflammation contributes to many common Western diseases. Curcumin can suppress many molecules known to play major roles in inflammation.
Curcumin has powerful antioxidant effects. It neutralizes free radicals on its own but also stimulates your body's own antioxidant enzymes.
Curcumin boosts levels of the brain hormone BDNF, which increases the growth of new neurons and fights various degenerative processes in your brain.
Curcumin has beneficial effects on several factors known to play a role in heart disease. It improves the function of the endothelium and is a potent anti-inflammatory agent and antioxidant.
Nutrition Details
- Vitamin C
- Amount per serving: 1.7mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Folate
- Amount per serving: 2.6
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Choline
- Amount per serving: 3.3mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Calcium
- Amount per serving: 12.4mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Iron
- Amount per serving: 2.8mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Magnesium
- Amount per serving: 13mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Phosphorus
- Amount per serving: 18.1mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
- Potassium
- Amount per serving: 170mg
- Serving size: 1tsbp
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