Tumeric is one of the fastest growing ingredients in the natural channel reaching almost $4MM in sales. it is a common spice known mostly for its use in Indian dishes as a common ingredients in curries and other ethnic meals. turmeric has also been use in centuries in Ayurvedic Medicine. which integrates the medicinal properties of herbs with food. this extraordinary herb has found its ways into the spotlight in the west because of its wide range of medicinal benefits.
Turmeric is a potent antioxidant. Curcumin its main active constituent. is as powerful an antioxidant as vitamin C, E and beta carotene, making turmeric usage a consumer choice for cancer prevention, liver protection and premature aging. several published studies also shows that tumeric inhibits the growth of several different types of cancer cells.
in addition, turmeric is a powerful anti inflammatory, easing condition such as bursitis, arthritis and back pain. turmeric’s anti inflammatory action is likely due to a combination of three different properties. first turmeric lowers the production of inflammation-inducing histamine. Secondly, it increases and prolongs the action of the body’s natural anti inflammatory adrenal hormone, cortisol, and finally turmeric improves circulation, thereby flushing toxins out of small joints where cellular wastes and inflammatory compounds frequently are trapped.
Research has also confirmed the digestive benefits of turmeric. turmeric acts as cholagogue, stimulating bile production, thus, increasing the bodies ability to digest fats, improving digestion and eliminating toxins from the liver.
turmeric has also displayed anti ulcer activity. by reducing the amount of acid secreted. it helps to protect the linign of the stomach where peptic ulcer occur.
In the Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric is thought to have many medicinal properties and many in India use it as a readily available antiseptic for cuts and burns. Whenever there is a cut or a bruise, the home remedy is to reach for turmeric powder. Ayurvedic doctors say it has fluorideantibacterial agent. It is taken in some Asian countries as a dietary supplement, which allegedly helps with stomach problems and other ailments. It is popular as a tea in Okinawa, Japan. It is currently being investigated for possible benefits in Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and liver disorders. Turmeric, under the name Avea, is becoming popular[citation needed] to treat depression. It is only in recent years that Western scientists have increasingly recognised the medicinal properties of turmeric. According to a 2005 article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Common Indian Spice Stirs Hope,” research activity into curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, is exploding. Two hundred and fifty-six curcumin papers were published in the past year according to a search of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Supplement sales have increased 35% from 2004, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health has four clinical trials underway to study curcumin treatment for pancreatic cancer, multiple myeloma, Alzheimer’s, and colorectal cancer. A 2004 UCLA-Veterans Affairs study involving genetically altered mice suggests that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, might inhibit the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients and also break up existing plaques. “Curcumin has been used for thousands of years as a safe anti-inflammatory in a variety of ailments as part of Indian traditional medicine,” Gregory Cole, Professor of medicine and neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said. Another 2004 study conducted at Yale University involved oral administration of curcumin to mice homozygous for the most common allele implicated in cystic fibrosis. Treatment with curcumin restored physiologically-relevant levels of protein function. [1] Anti-tumoral effects against melanoma cells have been demonstrated.[2] Curry Pharmaceuticals, based in North Carolina, is studying the use of a curcumin cream for psoriasisbreast cancer into lungs and other body parts. Turmeric also enhances the effect of taxol in reducing metastasis of breast cancer. [3] Curcumin is thought to be a powerful antinociceptive (pain-relieving) agent. In the November 2006 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a study was published that showed the effectiveness of turmeric in the reduction of joint inflammation, and recommended clinical trials as a possible treatment for the alleviation of arthritis symptoms.[4] It is thought to work as a natural inhibitor of the cox-2 enzyme, and has been shown effective in animal models for neuropathic pain secondary to diabetes, among others.[3]
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Dok Alternatibo presents its product. Dok 1 a food supplement in a capsulated form its main ingredient is Curcumin Longa. 1 bottle contains 10 capsule 500 mg and is taken 3 times a day. Contraindicated to pregnant women.
