Posted by Larry Hoover on November 28, 2002, at 7:45:21
In reply to Re: Turmeric - Any herbalists out there, posted by viridis on November 28, 2002, at 0:27:43
> 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.
Intuition can guide us to some very healthy behaviours. Good for you!
> 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.
There is a vast, and growing, literature on the health effects of turmeric. It has strong anti-cancer activities, and multiple paths by which it does so. Rather than post abstracts, just let me encourage you to keep taking turmeric.
You ought to read this:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2002/jul2002_report_curcumin_01.html
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