Health: Tumeric & Skin Cancer (Spice)

01-15-2009, 08:54 PM

Tumeric - Capsules available too. It's not typically in a western diet. Lots of health benefits.

'Turmeric, also called curcumin, has been used in Asian cookery for thousands of years. Powder ground from the dried root is an ingredient in curry. Turmeric is one of the cheaper spices and makes a vivid splash of color, so it gets heaped into low-market curry blends as fill. Not such a bad idea.

'Turmeric holds a high place in Ayurvedic medicine as a "cleanser of the body" and today science is finding a growing list of diseased conditions which turmeric's active ingredient heals. Broad interest in curcumin's antiinflammatory effects is increasing.

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'Researchers are examining curcumin as a possible immunsystem stimulator that can modulate the activation of T cells, B cells, macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells; downregulate various proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, and enhance antibody responses. This acivity, write M. D. Anderson researchers G. C. Jaggetia and B.B. Aggerwal, suggests "that curcumin's reported beneficial effects in arthritis, allergy, asthma, atherosclerosis, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and cancer might be due in part to its ability to modulate the immune system. Together, these findings warrant further consideration of curcumin as a therapy for immune disorders. (J Clin Immunol. 2007 Jan;27(1):19-35).
http://www.psa-rising.com/eatingwell/turmeric.htm

She-Ra · 01-15-2009, 09:31 PM

Many South Asian and Western Asian people use it topically as well for skin irritation such as acne and evening of skin tone.

But yes it is used a lot in cooking, medicine and cosmetics, as well as many other spices all of which have their many uses/properties.

01-15-2009, 08:54 PM	#1
no caste Guest Posts: n/a	Health: Tumeric & Skin Cancer (Spice) Tumeric - Capsules available too. It's not typically in a western diet. Lots of health benefits. 'Turmeric, also called curcumin, has been used in Asian cookery for thousands of years. Powder ground from the dried root is an ingredient in curry. Turmeric is one of the cheaper spices and makes a vivid splash of color, so it gets heaped into low-market curry blends as fill. Not such a bad idea. 'Turmeric holds a high place in Ayurvedic medicine as a "cleanser of the body" and today science is finding a growing list of diseased conditions which turmeric's active ingredient heals. Broad interest in curcumin's antiinflammatory effects is increasing. Check this... 'Researchers are examining curcumin as a possible immunsystem stimulator that can modulate the activation of T cells, B cells, macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells; downregulate various proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, and enhance antibody responses. This acivity, write M. D. Anderson researchers G. C. Jaggetia and B.B. Aggerwal, suggests "that curcumin's reported beneficial effects in arthritis, allergy, asthma, atherosclerosis, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and cancer might be due in part to its ability to modulate the immune system. Together, these findings warrant further consideration of curcumin as a therapy for immune disorders. (J Clin Immunol. 2007 Jan;27(1):19-35). http://www.psa-rising.com/eatingwell/turmeric.htm

01-15-2009, 09:31 PM	#2
She-Ra Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 159	Re: Health: Tumeric & Skin Cancer (Spice) Many South Asian and Western Asian people use it topically as well for skin irritation such as acne and evening of skin tone. But yes it is used a lot in cooking, medicine and cosmetics, as well as many other spices all of which have their many uses/properties. Last edited by She-Ra; 01-15-2009 at 09:34 PM.