Monday 9 April 2012

Turmeric (Haldi) a herb with medical uses

Today we will discuss some medicinal uses of turmeric.

In India it is commonly called haldi and used in every Indian kitchen in almost every food item but apart from that it has many medicinal uses and it is was in India for more than 5000 years.

You can use turmeric as antiseptic in cuts and wounds and it also prevents cancer if in initial stage.

It also reduces the risk of leukemia in kids up to 80%.

It also works as anti-inflammatory drugs and does not have any side effect.

You can also use turmeric for controlling your weight.

It also reduces stress and a wonderful medicine for people in depression.

You can put some turmeric on place of insect bite.

If you do not have good sleep than just chew small piece of raw turmeric.

You can take half spoon turmeric powder with milk daily for better results. It also helps in treatment of joint pain.

Turmeric is also used in beauty products and also used as facepack. Just apply turmeric on your face and you will feel softness and glow on your face in just 2 to 5 days.

Hence turmeric is an amazing herb with thousands of uses.

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