Posted by viridis on November 28, 2002, at 0:27:43
In reply to Re: Turmeric - Any herbalists out there, posted by Larry Hoover on November 27, 2002, at 18:44:38
It's good to see some confirmation of the antioxidant properties of turmeric. I've been drinking a glass of tomato juice with about half a teaspoon of ground turmeric (plus various other things like Tabasco sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, etc.) every morning for the last couple of years. I started adding the turmeric because I'd seen a fair bit of evidence of its antioxidant properties, and it also adds an interesting flavor to the tomato juice.
Somewhere recently (I can't recall where; it was in the popular press) I vaguely recall seeing a report of a study that showed an inverse correlation between turmeric intake and incidence of certain cancers. I think the study was conducted in India -- Larry or IsoM (or anyone else), do you know anything about this? I haven't yet tried to track it down, but may do a search for it. Turmeric certainly has a long history of use in herbal medicine.
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