HERB INFOSHEET

TURMERIC

CURCUMA LONGA

HERB PROPERTIES

ANTIOXIDANT

DETOXIFYING

ANTI INFLAMMATORY

ANTIMUTAGENIC

CHOLAGOGUE

HEPATOPROTECTIVE

HEALTH CONDITIONS SUPPORT:

INFLAMMATION

BLOOD CLOTS

DEPRESSION

SKIN HEALTH

ANTI ARTHRITIS

ANTI CANCER

PAIN RELIEF

DETOXIFICATION

CHOLESTEROL REGULATION

BLOOD GLUCOSE REGUATING

ANTIOXIDANT

REDUCE GAS AND BLOATING

DECREASE CONGESTION

ECZEMA

PSORIASIS

ACNE

ACTIVE INGEDIENTS:

CURCUMIN

NOTE:

ADD PIPERINE: A PHYTOCHEMICAL DERIVED FROM ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER WHICH BOOSTS BIOAVAILABILITY OF TURMERIC BY UP TP 2,000%. A 2:1 40% SOLUTION ADDED AT 1% BY VOLUME. OR USE BLACK PEPPER AND /OR AN OIL SUCH AS COCONUT.

PARTS OF PLANT USED:

ROOT

FORMS FOR USE:

FRESH ROOT

POWDERED ROOT

TINCTURE (CURCUMIN EXTRACT)

ESSENTIAL OIL

INFUSION

DOSAGE INFORMATION

FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES.

FYI:

STANDARD DECOCTION (TEA): 2-4 OUNCES, 3 X/DAY

TINCTURE: 1-5 ML 3 X/ DAY

POWDER OR CAPSULE: 1000-3000 MG 3X/ DAY

ADULTS (OVER 18 YEARS OLD)

(I FOUND THIS INFO SHAREWORTHY)

TRADITIONAL DOSES ARE IN THE RANGE OF 1.5-3 GRAMS OF TURMERIC ROOT TAKEN BY MOUTH DAILY IN DIVIDED DOSES.

AS A TEA, 1-1.5 GRAMS OF DRIED ROOT MAY BE STEEPED IN 150 MILLILITERS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES AND TAKEN BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY. AVERAGE DIETARY INTAKE OF TURMERIC IN THE INDIAN POPULATION MAY RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 GRAMS, CORRESPONDING TO 60-200 MILLIGRAMS OF CURCUMIN DAILY.

FOR INCREASED ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS, 500 MILLIGRAMS OF TURMERIC HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY FOR THREE MONTHS.

FOR CANCER, 750 MILLIGRAMS OF TURMERIC HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH TWICE DAILY. TURMERIC ALCOHOL EXTRACT OR 0.5% CURCUMIN OINTMENT IN VASELINE® HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE SKIN THREE TIMES DAILY FOR UP TO FOUR WEEKS.

FOR HEARTBURN, 250 MILLIGRAMS OF DRIED ROOT POWDER (CONTAINING 0.02 MILLILITERS OF VOLATILE OIL AND 0.024 GRAMS OF TOTAL CURCUMINOIDS) HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH FOUR TIMES DAILY FOR SEVEN DAYS.

FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION, 700 MILLIGRAMS TURMERIC HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY FOR FOUR WEEKS.

FOR HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL, A HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF TURMERIC RHIZOME HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH AS TWO TABLETS DAILY FOR 30 DAYS.

FOR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, 60 MILLIGRAMS TURMERIC HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH THREE TIMES DAILY FOR 18 WEEKS.

FOR SORES OF THE MOUTH, 0.6 MILLILITERS OF TURMERIC OIL THREE TIMES DAILY FOR ONE MONTH AND ONE MILLILITER IN THREE DIVIDED DOSES FOR TWO MONTHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH.

FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS, TWO GRAMS OF EXTRACT HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH DAILY FOR SIX WEEKS.

FOR PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE, 250 MILLIGRAMS OF POWDERED TURMERIC ROOT FOUR TIMES DAILY, OR SIX GRAMS OF TURMERIC DAILY IN THREE DIVIDED DOSES, OR 300 MILLIGRAMS OF TURMERIC FIVE TIMES DAILY, HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MOUTH.

FOR SCABIES, THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN COVERED WITH A PASTE CONTAINING A 4:1 MIXTURE OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA (NEEM) AND TURMERIC FOR UP TO 15 DAYS. SCABIES SHOULD BE TREATED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.

CHILDREN (UNDER 18 YEARS OLD)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

TURMERIC IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED SAFE WHEN USED IN AMOUNTS COMMONLY FOUND IN FOODS.

AVOID CURCUMIN IN DOSES OVER 8,000 MILLIGRAMS DAILY.

AVOID IN PATIENTS WITH BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION OR CHOLELITHIASIS.

SOURCES:

HTTPS://DRAXE.COM/TURMERIC-BENEFITS/

MORE INFO : HTTPS://WWW.WELLNESS.COM/REFERENCE/HERB/TURMERIC-CURCUMA-LONGA-LINN-AND-CURCUMIN/DOSING-AND-SAFETY

EVEN MORE INFORMATION:

HTTPS://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/BOOKS/NBK92752/

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