THE CONTENT AND BENEFITS OF TURMERIC FOR HEALTH

THE CONTENT AND BENEFITS OF TURMERIC FOR HEALTH

Saffron or turmeric, commonly called a types of herbs that have been known by people in Indonesia since the first.Turmeric plantare commonly used to spice up the kitchen for example to makegoulash, soup, curries and much more.In addition to use as akitchen spice turmeric can also be used as a traditional medicine.And as the development of the times, many of the pharmaceutical industry who use turmeric extracts as a food supplement in the form of capsules (vitamin a plus), such asvitamin B1, B2, B6, B12 and vitamin E.

The chemical compounds in Saffron

Turmeric contain compounds that are efficacious to drug,namely kurkurminoid which consists of Curcumin,desmetoksinkumin as much as 10% and bisdesmetoksikurkuminas much as the 1-5%, and other useful substances such asessential oil consisting of ketone sesquiterpen, tumeron,tumeon zingiberen 60%, 25%, felandren, sabinen, borneol and asineil. In addition to turmeric also contain fat as much as 1-3%, carbohydrates as much as 3%, 30% protein, 8% starch, vitamin C 45-55% and mineral salts, namely iron, phosphorus andcalcium.

Because it has a content of compounds that is very beneficial for the body, turmeric has many benefits for health, namely:

1. Preventing Diabetes

The content of Curcumin in turmeric can be used to reduceinsulin resistance.So the glucose levels in the blood can be controlled and can prevent the risk of developing diabetes.

2. Prevent Anemia

The disease anemia or commonly known as the blood is low, itcan be prevented by consuming regularly, because turmericturmeric contains iron which is indispensable in the formation ofred blood cells.

3. Preventing heat in

Take 1 piece of Saffron, grated and then strain.Then water filterresults added with a little brown sugar and seduh with hot water, drinking while warm.

4. Curing Luka

Turmeric contains antiseptic and antibacterial.So it can be used as a disenfektan for regular cuts or burns.

Thus some of the benefits of turmeric for health, for it so thatour body turmeric konsumsilah maintained his health.