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- Turmeric - poisonous or healthy?
- Non-toxic for humans and animals
- Positive effects of the consumption of turmeric rhizomes
- Tips
Turmeric is very healthy for humans and animals
Turmeric - poisonous or healthy?
With its colorful inflorescences, the turmeric plant looks quite exotic, which may give some hobby gardeners the impression of a possible poisonous danger caused by this plant. This is actually the plant whose rhizomes provide intense yellowing for curry powder.
Non-toxic for humans and animals
Neither the leaves nor the tubers weighing up to 3 kg are toxic to humans or animals. However, tubers may be yellow in color due to the presence of curcumin when gloves are not worn.
Positive effects of the consumption of turmeric rhizomes
The turmeric species, which belong to the ginger family, are cultivated in India and China mainly because of their rhizomes. Their use for food preparation is said to have the following beneficial health effects:
Tips
As a rule, the human body can only use the active ingredients contained in the turmeric tubers very poorly. A combination of oil and black pepper (containing piperine) is said to dramatically increase the bioavailability of curcumin in the body.