The plant is widely used is rimpangnya. Turmeric rhizome is used widely in the field of food. Kari is one type of food that using turmeric. Yellow dye in turmeric (coded E100) used to protect food products against sun damage. When used together with other dyes, ie, annatto (E160b), turmeric can be used to give color to cheese, yogurt, butter, and margarine.
Chemical compounds contained in turmeric is curcumin (a type of polyphenol compounds) and volatile oil. Curcumin is the active compound in turmeric, which is contained in two tautomeric forms, namely the keto form in solid phase and the enol form in solution phase.
A 2004 study at the University of California showed that curcumin can inhibit the buildup of substances that destroy beta-amyloid in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients and also outlines the plaques that have been there before.
It found that the compound curcumin is an inhibitor of MAO-A (monoamine oxidase) is strong at doses above 150 mg / kg. Efficacy of inhibition of MAO-B is at doses above 550 mg / kg.
A recent study in mice in the laboratory showed that turmeric can slow the spread of breast cancer to the lungs and other body parts.
Curcumin also has properties to relieve pain. A study published in November 2006 in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism shows the effectiveness of curcumin as a reliever of inflammation in the joints. This compound is a natural inhibitor of COX-2 enzyme.
A study in 2008 concluded that turmeric is also able to reduce insulin resistance and prevent type 2 diabetes in mice in the laboratory.
In addition to health benefits, turmeric is also useful for skin care and beauty. Several formulations sunscreen (sunscreen) contains turmeric. Turmeric paste is used by women in India to remove the excess hair on the skin.
THCs Compound (tetrahydrocurcuminoids) in turmeric is useful as an antioxidant and brighten the skin, so have the prospects in the manufacture of cosmetic formulas.
Turmeric or Curcuma longa Linn. or Curcuma domestica Val. Familia: Zingiberaceae Turmeric (Curcuma domestic) including one of the spices and medicinal plants, native habitat of this plant covers an area of Asia, especially Southeast Asia. These plants then have spread to the Indo-Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and even Africa.
Almost everyone Indonesia and India as well as Asian nations generally have to consume this herb plants, either as a complement cooking, herbal medicine or to maintain health and beauty. Local Name: Saffron (UK), turmeric (Netherlands), Turmeric (Indonesia); Kunir (Java), Koneng (Sunda), Konyet (Madura); Chemical Ingredients: Turmeric contains medicinal compounds, called curcuminoids consisting of curcumin , desmetoksikumin and bisdesmetoksikurkumin and other useful substances For Drug Use:
1. Diabetes mellitus
Ingredients: 3 rhizome of turmeric, 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
How to make: two ingredients are boiled with 1 liter of water until boiling, then filtered.
How to use: drink 2 times a week 1 / 2 cup.
2. Typhus
Ingredients: 2 rhizome turmeric, 1 weevil sere, 1 sheet bitter leaf
Method: All ingredients are finely ground and crushed, then add 1 cup cooking water is still warm, and filtered.
How to use: drink, and carried out for 1 week in a row.
3. Appendix
Ingredients: 1 turmeric rhizome, 1 whole lemon, 1 slice of coconut sugar / palm. Salt to taste.
How to: turmeric grated and squeezed lime juice, then mixed with other ingredients and menyedu with 1 cup hot water, then filtered.
How to use: drink every morning after eating, on a regular basis.
4. Dysentery
Ingredients: 1-2 turmeric rhizome, gambier and whiting to taste
How to make: all the ingredients are boiled with 2 cups water to boil down to 1 cup and then filtered.
How to use: drink and be repeated until healed.
5. Leucorrhoea
Ingredients: 2 rhizome turmeric, 1 handful of leaves beluntas, 1 handle sour fruit, 1 slice of coconut sugar / palm.
How to make: all the ingredients are boiled with 1 liter of water until boiling, then strain.
How to use: drink 1 cup a day.
6. Menstruation is not smooth
Ingredients: 2 rhizome turmeric, 1 / 2 tea spoon coriander, 1 / 2 tea spoon nutmeg, 1 / 2 handheld srigading leaf.
How to make: all ingredients are finely ground and then boiled with 1 liter of water until boiling, then filtered
How to use: drink 1 cup a day.
7. Stomach pains during menstruation
Ingredients: 1 of 4 cm turmeric, 1 of 4 cm ginger, 1 / 2 by 4 cm rhizome kencur
How to make: all ingredients are washed and shredded to take water, then added with lemon juice, brewed with 1 / 2 cup hot water and filtered.
How to use: plus salt and sugar to taste and drink on the first day of menstruation.
8. Streamlining ASI
Ingredients: 1 turmeric rhizome
How to make: until finely ground turmeric
How to use: applied as a compress around the breasts 1 time every 2 days.
9. Cangkrang (Waterproken)
Ingredients: 2 rhizome turmeric, 1 handful of leaves of hyacinth,
How to Make: all ingredients until finely ground
How to use: smeared on the taxable cangkrang.
10. Tonsil
Ingredients: 1 turmeric rhizome, 1 whole lemon, 2 tablespoons honey
Method: Turmeric grated, squeezed oranges to take water, then mixed with honey and 1 / 2 cup warm water, stirring until evenly distributed and screened
How to use: drunk regularly 2 days.
11. Mucus feces
Ingredients: 1 turmeric rhizome, 1 piece of gambier, 1 / 4 tablespoons of whiting
How to make: all the ingredients are boiled together with 2 cups water to boil down to 1 cup and filtered.
How to use: drink 2 times a day 1 / 2 cup, morning and afternoon.
12. Morbili
Ingredients: 1 and 1 turmeric rhizome dringo bengle
How to make: both ingredients together until finely ground
How to use: applied to the entire body as a powder
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