Benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric is a perennial plant that is native to India and tropical southern Asia.

It is one of the most common food flavorings and colorings in Asian cuisine, but apart from that it still is one of nature's most powerful healers of the modern world.

Turmeric is the primary anti-inflammatory herb of Ayurvedic Medicine.

Medicinal Properties of Turmeric

Turmeric and Arthritis

Turmeric and Cancer

How to take Turmeric?

• You can take it in a powder form and stir 1 tsp into a glass of milk.
• You can also obtain the tincture from your local health shop and follow the instructions on the bottle which will be about 2 to 3 drops which you can add to your tea, to soups or any liquid you use on a daily basis.
• Turmeric pills are also available from your favourite health shop.
  
  
  

What is Curcumin?

Turmeric for Soothing Skin Ulcers

• Start of by first checking how to make a simple turmeric  paste for skin ulcers  to be used externally.
  
  
• Do a test by trying a little patch of skin first and then use for problems such as eczema, acne, psoriasis, scabies, fungal infestations and skin cancer.
  
  
• The antibiotic and anti-inflammatory  properties contained in Turmeric will help to heal and soothe skin problems.
  
  
  

Turmeric and Alzheimer's

Benefits of Turmeric - Eye Health

• Curcumin has also been shown to protect the eyes from free radicals, which are one of the leading causes of cataracts.
  
  
• Laboratory studies have found that curcumin was able to reduce free-radical damage to the eyes by 52%

Other Ailments which Turmeric helps with

• Stimulates bile flow from the liver.
• Protects the liver from damage, and has proven to be tonic for this organ.
• Good to take after antibiotics.
• Helps to lower cholesterol and inhibits blood clotting by blocking prostaglandin production.
• Helps as a treatment for psoriasis.
• Used for treating dyspepsia.
• Aids digestion.
• Regulates menstruation.
• Also used for heartburn and stomach ulcers.
• Helps to reduce the risk of colon cancer
• Research has also suggested that it may work against skin cancer.
  

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YOUR NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST

What to keep in your medicine chest

Arnica

Keep a tube of this cream for relief for muscle strains as well as bruises.

Calendula

Get this from your health shop in a cream or gel form and use as a salve for burns, cuts, scrapes and insect bites

Chammomile

Use the dried flowers to make a tea and use for stressful situations and also stomach upsets.

Echinacea

You can get these at your health shop as an  extracts or capsuled and use for colds, flu, cuts, infections and scrapes.

Eucalyptus

An absolute must for your herbal medicine chest for respiratory congestion and muscle soreness.

Ginger

Use this herb as a fresh root from your veggie store, or if you like gardening, grow them, it is an excellent medication for colds, respiratory congestion, nausea and stomach upsets

Lavender

Keep Lavender as an essential oil for stress, insomnia and headaches.

Sea Salt

Gargle with this salt for sore throats and also for bath salts.

Tea Tree

Use as an essential oil for skin infections and insect bites.

Valerian

Use as an extract for mild pain relief and insomnia

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