Turmeric / Yellow Ginger (Curcuma Longa)
Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. The ginger rhizomes are harvested annually and can be used in its raw form or normally, made into a powder. To make turmeric powder, the rhizomes are boiled and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow powder. Its active ingredient is Curcumin and it has a distinctly earthy, slightly bitter, slightly hot peppery flavor and a mustardy smell. Curcumin is believed to have a wide range of biological effects including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral activities, which indicate potential in veterinary and clinical medicine. In Chinese medicine, it is used for treatment of various infections and as an antiseptic.
Turmeric is commonly used as a spice in Indian cuisine like curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. Turmeric is mostly used in savory dishes, but is used in some sweet dishes, such as the cake Sfouf. In India, turmeric plan leaf is used to prepare special sweet dishes, patoleo, by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf, and then closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer (goa).Turmeric is widely used as a spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking. Many Persian dishes use turmeric as a starter ingredient. Almost all Iranian fried dishes consist of oil, onions, and turmeric followed by any other ingredients that are to be included. In Vietnam, turmeric powder is used to color, and enhance the flavors of, certain dishes, such as bánh xèo, bánh khọt and mi quang. In Indonesia, the turmeric leaves are used for Minangese or Padangese curry base of Sumatra, such as rendang, sate padang and many other varieties.
Turmeric has been used in India for thousands of years and is a major part of Ayurvedic medicine. It has been used as a remedy for stomach and liver ailments, as well as topically to heal sores, basically for its supposed anti-microbial property.
In the Auyurvedic system turmeric was a medicine for a range of diseases and conditions, including those of the skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems, aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver disorders. A fresh juice is commonly used in many skin conditions, including eczema, chicken pox, shingles, allergy, and scabies. Haldi doodh (turmeric milk) is warm milk mixed with some turmeric powder. It is commonly used in India as a home remedy when someone is suffering from fever. Turmeric paste is often used in India as an antiseptic in open wounds, while chun-holud (turmeric with slaked lime) is used to stop bleeding as home remedies. It is also used as a de-tanning agent in India.
Do you know … in medieval Europe, turmeric became known as Indian saffron because it was widely used as an alternative to the far more expensive saffron spice.
Turmeric is commonly used as a spice in Indian cuisine like curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. Turmeric is mostly used in savory dishes, but is used in some sweet dishes, such as the cake Sfouf. In India, turmeric plan leaf is used to prepare special sweet dishes, patoleo, by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf, and then closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer (goa).Turmeric is widely used as a spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking. Many Persian dishes use turmeric as a starter ingredient. Almost all Iranian fried dishes consist of oil, onions, and turmeric followed by any other ingredients that are to be included. In Vietnam, turmeric powder is used to color, and enhance the flavors of, certain dishes, such as bánh xèo, bánh khọt and mi quang. In Indonesia, the turmeric leaves are used for Minangese or Padangese curry base of Sumatra, such as rendang, sate padang and many other varieties.
Turmeric has been used in India for thousands of years and is a major part of Ayurvedic medicine. It has been used as a remedy for stomach and liver ailments, as well as topically to heal sores, basically for its supposed anti-microbial property.
In the Auyurvedic system turmeric was a medicine for a range of diseases and conditions, including those of the skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems, aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver disorders. A fresh juice is commonly used in many skin conditions, including eczema, chicken pox, shingles, allergy, and scabies. Haldi doodh (turmeric milk) is warm milk mixed with some turmeric powder. It is commonly used in India as a home remedy when someone is suffering from fever. Turmeric paste is often used in India as an antiseptic in open wounds, while chun-holud (turmeric with slaked lime) is used to stop bleeding as home remedies. It is also used as a de-tanning agent in India.
Do you know … in medieval Europe, turmeric became known as Indian saffron because it was widely used as an alternative to the far more expensive saffron spice.