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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 12:08
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Turmeric, Haridra

  • Botanical Name

    Curcuma longa

  • Part Used

    Rhizome

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Monograph

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  • Alcohol

    60%

  • Dose

    35 to 150mL weekly

Turmeric is one of the most relevant herbs for today’s health challenges. In recent years it has received a lot of media hype being among the most studied medicinal herbs. With anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties turmeric can be used for an impressively wide range of health issues. It has the potential to both heal and prevent certain diseases, offer pain relief, soothe digestive complaints, improve blood circulation, reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, enhance brain function, assist healing of wounds and skin problems and promote enzymes and bile to support liver health. As a result it is often heavily marketed as some kind of super herb however it is not for everyone. For those who have a very dry constitution turmeric may not be the best herbal match. Curcumin is undoubtedly a key active medicinal constituent found in turmeric each and every one of turmeric’s 300 phytochemicals are there to help achieve success in clinical practice.

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Turmeric and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Since the time of Ayurveda (1900 BC) numerous therapeutic activities have been assigned to turmeric for a wide variety of diseases and conditions, especially anti-inflammatory. 

  • Actions

    Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, neuroprotective, anticarcinogenic, antiproliferative, chemopreventive, antimutagenic, immunomodulator, radioprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-ulcer, hypolipidaemic, antiatherogenic, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, nephroprotective, antidepressant, antiaging, larvicidal, insecticidal.

  • Indications

    •    Adjunctive cancer treatment, chemoprevention (to reverse, suppress or prevent the development of cancer), chemosensitisation (makes tumour cells more sensitive to chemotherapy). 
    •    Inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, eczema, psoriasis, lupus nephritis.
    •    Cardiovascular disease prophylaxis, adjunct in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia
    •    Dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, infections
    •    Adjunctive diabetes treatment
    •    Topically for skin conditions, sprains and strains, adjunct in periodontitis.

  • Energetics

    Warming, drying

  • Use in Pregnancy

    When used as a spice turmeric is most likely to be safe however the safety of therapeutic doses has not been established.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Contraindicated in patients with obstruction of the bile duct, cholangitis, liver disease, gallstones and any other biliary disease. High doses are probably best avoided in males and females wanting to conceive. Contraindicated when used in patients allergic to turmeric, any of its constituents (including curcumin), certain yellow food colourings or other members of the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family. 

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with dexamethasone (an anti-inflammatory medication), sulphasalazine (a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug), tacrolimus (an immunosuppressive drug), talinolol (a beta blocker), anticoagulant/antiplatelet and antidiabetic drugs. Combination may be beneficial with high alcohol ingestion and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Ginger, Liquorice, White Willow, Maritime Pine, Cinnamon, Cat’S Claw, Cayenne, Green Tea