Daily Botanical: Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
It’s in the ginger family. It’s amazingly bright and dyed my fingers when I grated it. Despite a thorough scrubbing, I looked like a hardcore smoker for a few days afterward.
4 Responses to “Turmeric (Curcuma longa)”
January 13th, 2010 at 9:27 am
I know just what you mean! I use kurkuma regularly in curries and North African stews, and have learned not to be lacksadaisical and actually use a spoon to measure!
January 13th, 2010 at 11:12 am
When I need to grate it, I usually use one time gloves (you know, disposable gloves like medical).
January 13th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Beautiful! And so good for you, too.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
The healing and general health benefits of turmeric are not widely known. When I had a large and painful cyst develop, I looked on the internet for information. I wasn’t enthusiastic about the standard medical procedures so I decided to look for ‘natural’ treatments and found many references to curcumin, the primary ingredient of turmeric. After a few months taking curcumin capsules daily, the cyst is gone - no surgery, no drugs, and no side effects.