1, turmeric powder is a powder made by grinding the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa L., a zingiberaceae plant originating in India. It is used as a condiment and a yellow colorant, and is a common seasoning used at home, used in curry powder, seasoning, etc. Turmeric is a perennial fragrant herb, which has both medicinal value and can be used as food seasoning. Spicy and light, slightly peppery, musky and mixed with sweet orange and ginger, slightly spicy and bitter.
2. Curcumin is a yellow pigment extracted from the rhizome of Zingiberaceae plant Curcuma longa. It is acidic polyphenols, and its main chain is unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic groups.
Curcumin can be used as a food additive. Curcumin, as a common natural pigment, has been widely used in food industry for a long time, mainly used for dyeing canned food, sausage products and sauce-marinated products, and its dosage depends on the needs of normal production. Curcumin also has antiseptic effect.
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Medical function of turmeric
Turmeric is a commonly used medicine, and its main bioactive components are curcumin and volatile oil. The former has the functions of lowering blood lipid, anticoagulation, antioxidation, cholagogic and anticancer. The latter mainly plays an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and cough-relieving role. Curcumins play an anti-cancer role by inducing the differentiation of malignant tumor cells, inducing tumor cell apoptosis and inhibiting the growth of tumors at various stages, and are widely used in clinical practice.
1, anticancer
2. Alzheimer's disease
3. Anti-inflammatory
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