Vitamin for Boosting your Immune System
 by: Alfred Jones
Turmeric, in all honesty is not a vitamin, but it
can certainly help to boost your immune system. Of course Turmeric
is a herb and in recent years has become quite popular in the Spice
Rack of modern day kitchens.
The proper name for Turmeric is Zingiberaceae; it
is a member of the Ginger family and is also known as Curcuma. It
has not been very widely researched in humans, however animal research
has been conducted for many years and they have shown this herb to
have a number of beneficial medical properties, such as an immune
stimulant, a helpful treatment for arthritis, also may help in the
prevention of some forms of cancer, heart disease, liver problems
and the prevention of cataracts.
In the kitchen, Turmeric is used for giving curry
the yellow coloring; it has been used for this purpose for thousands
of years by Indians in the preparation of meals. It was also prescribed
by Chinese physicians for various medical problems
Most of the research that has been done into the
benefits of Turmeric has been done in India, because the scientists
in the west had never shown much interest in the herb, until more
recent times, this research has shown that it can help in the prevention
of the following illnesses, Wounds, it does have some antibacterial
properties, it has been effective against some strains of Salmonella,
which causes food poisoning, it does have anti inflammatory effects
which has helped with the pain associated with arthritis and because
it contains antioxidants, it can help in the prevention of cancer
and cataracts.
Turmeric, as I have said is part of the Ginger family,
which does help to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, studies with
animals have shown Turmeric to have similar qualities.
Turmeric is listed as generally safe, and it should
only be taken as medicine after consultation with a physician, because
of its blood thinning qualities, it should not be taken with other
types of blood thinning medications like Vitamin E or any prescribed
anticoagulant.
It will not do any harm taken in small amounts such
as you would put in curries or other savoury dishes, Large amounts
taken could give stomach upsets. Normal small amounts would be excellent
for health, but take caution and qualified advice for larger medicinal
quantities.
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Article by Alfred Jones
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