Medicinal Uses Of Turmeric

Turmeric is a perennial plant which is an herbaceous rhizome. Southeast India is said to be the native of turmeric. It has the color of yellow and is very much useful from very ancient days and is used even till date and will be used even in the future era. Almost every human being knows that turmeric has lot of medicinal values and is useful in lot many fields.

Turmeric is mainly prepared in a trivial manner of boiling the rhizomes for about 45 minutes and then it has to be dried completely. This then is ground to form a perfect powder and this gives the orange yellow powder which is nothing but turmeric powder. This is the method of preparation of turmeric.

Turmeric has curcuminoids as the main ingredient in it which is of great medical importance. Curcuminoids include in it curcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin. Turmeric is also said to contain few oils which are volatile which are nothing but atlantone, turmerone and zingiberene. It has in it resins, proteins and sugars too. 

Turmeric was first used as a dye when it was discovered. It was only later that its medicinal value was realised and used in medical field. Later it found its importance in many of the fields. The medicinal value of it made it to be used even in the field of cooking and today we use turmeric as one of the major ingredients in cooking too and it has been extensively used in the making of many of the homemade medicines. Not to forget, we also have to mention about the traditional and the ceremonial value it has in the Indian society. It has a very great importance in all the ceremonies and it deserves it all. Turmeric has so many importance and let us today know even more about turmeric. Let’s explore the other dimensions of turmeric and know its greatness as a product.

Benefits of turmeric are:

·         Turmeric helps in the regulation of insulin levels and thus is helpful in the treatment of diabetes.

·         Turmeric by helping to reduce insulin resistance, it prevents the trouble of type2 diabetes.

·         The natural antiseptic and antibacterial property in turmeric helps in the healing of wounds.

·         Turmeric is effective in repairing skin damages and helps in the treatment of inflammatory skin problems and also assists in the treatment of psoriasis.

·         Turmeric which is used to garnish in foods can be helpful in the reduction of cholesterol in the body and by this it indirectly helps to keep up the cardiovascular health.

·         The lipopolysaccharide in turmeric helps in the stimulation of immune system of the body.

·         The anti-inflammatory properties also helps in relieving the problem of arthritis.

·         The free radicals in the body that damages the cells are destroyed by the antioxidant property of turmeric.

·         Turmeric helps in the enhancement of overall health of the brain and helps in avoiding the dreadful diseases like the Alzheimer’s. 

·         Turmeric removes the plaque formation in the brain thereby improving the oxygen flow to the brain.

·         Turmeric helps in the secretion of bile which is pretty helpful in the breaking down of dietary fat and this helps in the management of weight of the body by the individual.

·         The bile juice secretion which has been stimulated by turmeric also helps in the proper digestion of food and hence keep the health of digestive system in proper condition.

·         Raw turmeric has to be consumed for digestive disorders and that is the best for coming out of such problems.

·         Turmeric is mainly recognised as a naturally available liver detoxifier. And hence helps in liver detoxification.

·         Turmeric also helps in the enhancement of blood circulation in the body.

These are the few benefits of turmeric among hundreds of other benefits. This alone shows the importance of turmeric in our daily life and on our health.

It is common that every product has advantages and disadvantages, it has to be taken care of the fact that turmeric has few side effects too. Let us know about the side effects of turmeric which may be useful in keeping ourselves in the boundary of usage of turmeric.

Side effects of turmeric are:

Ø  People with gallstones have to be careful with the amount of consumption of turmeric.

Ø  People suffering from bile duct problems and also stomach ulcers should be careful as turmeric may increase their problems.

Ø  Since turmeric also acts as stimulant of uterus, pregnant women are advised to contact the doctor before the consumption of turmeric during the pregnancy period.

Ø  People suffering from very serious heart and liver conditions are also encouraged to take doctor’s advice before resorting to the usage of turmeric.

These side effects have to be kept in mind along with the benefits it offers to lead a healthy life. Turmeric is available almost in every stores but the quality turmeric which has all the nutritional value is avail only in some of the reputed online supermarkets and stores and this is recommendable to reap all the benefits which a turmeric can give us!!
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Top Health Benefits of Butter

One of the leading food sales, be it normal grocery store or online supermarket has been diary and bakery products. To tell it in general, these are the part of what is called as the instant foods. Instant food always has the advantage over normal foods as it reduces our effort of buying groceries, vegetables, spices etc., and cooking it at home. Though now a days online markets have reduced our effort by bringing our desired products at our door step, demand for instant foods still prevails.

Talking about an instant food which is butter, the first thing that normally crosses our mind is that, it has a lot of fat content and hence shouldn’t be consumed! But do you feel butter has no other benefits? But frankly speaking its wrong, as butter has many benefits rather pure butter has lot of healthy benefits.

In cities as we can’t rare a cow or buffalo and then prepare butter fresh, we have to depend on the readily available packed butter either from shops or online supermarkets which deliver it to our doorstep.  

With a small background about butter, let us learn about the benefits of butter.

Butter is a dairy product which is rich in milk proteins, butterfat and water. It is made by churning milk and is used widely in bakeryproducts, in condiments, in making sweets, in cooking and many more. The word butter is derived from a Latin word butyrum and now we have many companies which have come forward in providing very fresh and processed packed butter. These companies are the reason for all the people in cities to get butter as and when they wish. Hence I take an opportunity to thank these companies for making our lives easier and healthier.

Health benefits of butter:

·         Butter has a rich source of vitamin K and vitamin E.

·         Butter helps to keep our bones strong as vitamin D present in butter helps in calcium absorption.

·         Butter is said to prevent decay as per a study by dentists.

·         It has a rich source of activator X which help in mineral absorption by body.

·         The arteries are protected from weakening by the anti-oxidants present in butter.

·         The vitamin A of butter in helpful in keeping up adrenal health and also against typhoid.

·         The lecithin in butter helps in maintaining cholesterol levels.

·         Selenium which is a vital mineral is richly present in butter.

·         Butter may also promote fertility in women.

·         It helps the body by protecting against gastrointestinal disorders.

·         It a quick energy booster of all times and provides instant energy.

·         Iodine present in it is present in a highly absorbable form.

·         The cholesterol present in butterfat is very much needed for nervous system and brain development in children.

·         The saturated fats in it has anti-cancer properties.

·         It also is known to have anti-tumour properties.

·         It has muscle building and immunity boosting character too.

These are the few benefits of butter in our daily life and hence we can conclude that butter has lot of benefits other than what usually people think or have misconception about.

All these benefits are applicable when better quality of butter is consumed. So I am sure people will buy best quality of butter or dairy products from online supermarkets and get it delivered at their doorstep.

Hence let us make better use of butter and the best benefits out of it in a best way possible. 

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Recipe To Make Kheer From Rice

I do not think anyone who are inclined towards sweet would like to deny having rice kheer even in the middle of night. The taste of rice kheer is that tasty and enjoyable. If you have attended a wedding or any such function in South India, you would be knowing its importance as it is present in almost all the wedding or functions. When I started cooking, I wanted to learn to make some famous sweet which everyone likes but the problem was, as I was a beginner I needed some easy recipe and rice kheer was the answer for this difficulty.

Yup, it is very easy to make and it is very tasty too. Now let us learn to make the recipe.

Ingredients required:

• ¼ cup basmati rice
• 1 litre full fat organic milk
• Sugar as required
• 4 powered cardamoms
• Saffron (a pinch)
• Sliced almonds
• Cashews (some 15)
• 1 tsp raisins

Method of making:

1.      Rinse the rice well and then soak it well for 45 mins.

2.      Boil the milk in a heater and then add the rice to it after draining the water from rice completely.

3.      Stir the milk with rice in a low flame and allow the rice to get cooked here.

4.      After the rice is cooked, add sugar to it and mix well and see to it that no lumps are formed.

5.      Meanwhile take almonds in a trough and heat it in a microwave by immersing the almonds in water.

6.      Peel the skin of almonds and slice it along with cashews. Rinse the raisins.

7.      Powder the cardamom.

8.      Add cashew, almonds and cardamom to the boiling mixture.

9.      Heat the mixture with stirring occasionally until the kheer is thickened.

10.  Keep scraping the sides of the pan and keep adding milk at every interval.

11.  After turning off the flame, just add rinsed raisins.

12.  Now that the kheer is ready, it can be served hot or it can be refrigerated to serve it as a cold kheer.

The recipe is learnt now, I am pretty sure you would want to try it out soon. Then what are you waiting for, order all the ingredients from an online supermarket and enjoy the making of it tomorrow itself.