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[s-A] [AltAnswers] Turmeric- Curcuma Longa

 

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

 

An anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antioxidant. Important aid in

helping to prevent and dissolve gallstones. Promotes digestion and

assimilation and enhances blood circulation. Protects the live

against toxins and lowers cholesterol.

 

Safety: Turmeric is on the FDA's GRAS (generally recognized as safe)

list, and curcumin, too, is believed to be extremely nontoxic. Side

effects are rare and are generally limited to the usual mild stomach

distress. However, safety in young children, pregnant or nursing

women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been

established. Due to curcumin's effects on the gallbladder,

individuals with gallbladder disease should use curcumin only on the

advice of a physician.

 

Dosage: For medicinal purposes, turmeric is frequently taken in a

form standardized to curcumin content, to provide 400 to 600 mg of

curcumin 3 times daily. Unfortunately, curcumin is not absorbed well

by the body. It is often sold in combination with bromelain for the

supposed purpose of enhancing absorption. While there is no evidence

or even sensible reason to believe that this strategy works,

bromelain possesses some anti-inflammatory powers of its own that

may add to those of curcumin.

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk LMT, MT-BC, CA

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