Curcumin
Curcumin
Curcumin
Curcumin
Curcumin has a long history of use as a culinary spice and food dye, and even as an ingredient for multiple medicinal preparations in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine. Along the ages, progress in science has proven the wide spectrum of favorable effects curcumin has on human health. Nowadays, the “golden spice” is still used as a cooking ingredient, but modern technology allowed curcumin exploitation in many different applications related to food and health.
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- Brand : holistic
- Weight : 90 capsule, 45 grams
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- Tags : Curcumin
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the gingerfamily, Zingiberaceae. Curcumin is extracted from Curcuma Longa rhizome, with dark yellow surface, shriveling texture and dark orange racture area. It is widely used in India and China as one of anti-inflammatory remedies, and also used as spice, therapeutic drug and textile dyestuff.
Turmeric contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Most studies use turmeric extracts that are standardized to include large amounts of curcumin.
Curcumin is an orange–yellow dye practically insoluble in water and authorized by the European Union (EU) as a food additive. For nutritional purposes, curcumin is normally applied at a dose of 5-500 mg/kg, depending on the food category. It is mainly used in dairy products, beverages, cereals, mustard, food concentrates, pickles, sausages, confectionery, ice cream, and meat, fish, eggs, and bakery products. Curcumin is a good and cheap alternative to saffron, although it cannot substitute the saffron taste, despite being named “Indian saffron” in Europe.
Curcumin can suppress many molecules known to play major roles in inflammation.
Curcumin boosts levels of the brain hormone BDNF, which increases the growth of new neurons and may help fight various degenerative processes in your brain.
Curcumin has beneficial effects on several factors known to play a role in heart disease. Plus, it’s an anti-inflammatory agent and antioxidant.Curcumin has also shown some promise in treating depression. It is as effective an antidepressant.
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