Starwest Botanicals Turmeric Root Organic Powder, 16 Oz

Starwest Botanicals Turmeric Root Organic Powder

A member of the Zingiberaceae family, turmeric is indigenous to Southeastern and Eastern Asia. It has been a staple in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine for centuries - reports of its use can be traced back to 600 BC. Today, you'll find turmeric mostly cultivated in India and as a standout ingredient in kitchens worldwide.

Turmeric brings brilliant color and a robust, warm, peppery flavor to your favorite dishes. It's best known as the primary spice in curry, and it's also a standout in a variety of Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines. Sprinkle it in meat, rice, vegetable, and seafood dishes or use it to brew soothing golden milk.

Turmeric is more than a popular organic seasoning. Its distinctive orange-yellow color has made it useful in fabric dyes.

• Starwest Botanicals Organic Turmeric Root Powder is also known as Curcumin and Jiang Huang.
• The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin.
• Turmeric is an ingredient of curry powder
• It is used extensively in Indian dishes, including lentil and meat dishes, and in Southeast Asian cooking
• The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries.
• It also is used in place of saffron to provide color and flavor

Some of the health benefits of turmeric

• It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
• May prevent breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.
• Turmeric powder has also been used in India as a method for hair removal and skin treatment
• May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer
• Speeds up wound healing and assists in remodeling of damaged skin.

Though turmeric is often used by pregnant women, it is important to consult with a doctor before doing so as turmeric can be a uterine stimulant.

Consult doctor before trying to prevent, treat or cure any condition with herbs.

Please read all label information carefully on delivery and prior to use.

Not to be used during pregnancy.

Please read all label information carefully on delivery and prior to use.