TURMERIC – FOR PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is one of the world’s most commonly used and well-known Ayurvedic spices. Often used in cooking, as a dietary supplement with many health benefits, and even as a topical beautification product. In Ayurveda, turmeric is used to balance vata, pitta, and kapha, although it may aggravate pitta and vata in excess. It has a specific beneficial effect for dhatus rasa and rakta (blood and plasma).It also ignites agni (digestive fire), which helps to reduce kapha (toxins). As described above, turmeric is historically used to help blood, liver, joints, immune system, and digestive tract. Also Its bitter and pungent taste and heating function allows it to have a mobilizing and cleansing capacity. The most strong spice of all, Turmeric is a good solution to any health problem in Indian households.It has an impressive range of healing properties including antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, anti- fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic and non-carcinogenic pro...