Health Benefits OF Turmeric
Turmeric is a spice that comes from the “Curcuma longa plant” It is a part of ginger family
and is commonly used in Indian and Asian cuisines as a spice or as a herb for its medicinal properties.
It is an earthy colour as well as earthy flavor little spice with amazing health properties that make it special for us as a “magical spice”.
Historical Proven Facts About Turmeric:
Turmeric (the magical spice)is differently named in different cultures and countries. Its use is found long back in Indian culture where it was used for some religious or medicinal purposes, the known name for turmeric was “Haldi” for its antibacterial purposes for skin and medicine and was a home remedy for several issues of stomach and allergies.
To some studies, the spice reached China by 700 A.D, and West Africa by 1200 A.D. The medicinal properties of this magical spice also historically magnified its health benefits which are nowadays authenticated by scientific experiments.
In South Asian Cuisine:
In South Asian and middle eastern cuisine, it is widely used as a spice to add colour to curries and give them a strong flavor which is actually base of the South Asian culture. There are a lot of dishes in south Asia especially in my country “Pakistan” like Quorma, Biryani, Nihari or any typical traditional food which is based on curry don’t spare turmeric as of its health benefits in foods. By the time it gets compulsory status in our food culture.
Medicinal Properties of Turmeric:
As a herb, it can be used to relieve the signs of skin diseases, excellent wound healer, or slow down allergy symptoms and throat infections in the body. It helps a lot to get relief from allergies, asthma runny nose, cough, and sinusitis. Long ago centuries, turmeric’s medicinal uses still continue because of its antibacterial properties, especially in the cosmetic industry, and will remain in the future in different ways. The anti-inflammatory properties of spice treat digestive problems and relieve gastrointestinal discomfort and bowel syndromes.
How Should We Add it to our Life:
There are a lot of ways of adding Turmeric to our life like adding it to food, curries, meat, and salads, on the other hand, we can use it for healing purposes adding it to milk is an Indian remedy for wounds. for skin it is normally mixed in “ubtans” and cleansers for skin renewal or its medicinal uses are already going on a larger scale so we can get all the benefits that are confined in a small simple easily available magical spice that is not yet defined on a large scale.
