6% Curcumin-Organic Turmeric Powder 250g-Double Strength

Description

Organic Turmeric Root Powder, Certified by The Soil Association, 6% Curcumin content. Our mission at Yogi Organics is to deliver the freshest and best quality Turmeric Powder to our customers. Our turmeric is lovingly grown by Organic means by small scale farmers carefully selected and monitored by our team in India. The Turmeric root is carefully harvested by hand before being ground whilst still maintaining all the freshness and goodness before being safely packed to start its journey to you ensuring the taste you enjoy is as fresh and nutritious as the day the root was harvested. Our Turmeric powder is a fresh & vibrant coloured, earthy tasting spice. Turmeric has been used for centuries in Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, turmeric is believed to balance the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha). It has been used by Ayurvedic healers as medicine taken internally in the form of fresh juice, boiled tea, tinctures, or powder, and topically as creams, lotions, pastes, and ointments. There are many ancient Ayurvedic formulas utilizing turmeric. Milk boiled with turmeric and sugar was a popular cold remedy and turmeric juice was used to help heal wounds, bruises, and leech bites. A paste made from turmeric, lime, and salt was commonly applied to sprains and inflamed joints. Inhaling the fumes of burning turmeric was also used commonly to release copious amounts of mucous and provide instant relief from congestion. Turmeric has hundreds of molecular constituents, each with a variety of biological activities. There are at least 20 molecules that are anti-biotic,12 are anti-inflammatory and there are at least 10 different anti-oxidants. The active ingredient in turmeric is called "curcumin", Curcumin is the substance that is responsible for the biological activity of turmeric. The active properties of curcumin are best called "protective properties".