Turmeric can be taken in powder or pill form. It is available in pill form in most health food stores, usually in 250-500mg capsules.
If you cook with turmeric, never assume you are reaping all the benefits listed from yesterdays post. If turmeric is cooked at high temperatures, just like vegetables you will lose most of the health benefits the plants provide in it’s natural form.
Here is a list of different ways you can use turmeric for certain conditions.
- Anemia: Everyday take a dose of 1 tsp of turmeric juice mixed with honey.
- Asthma: Boil 1 cup of milk with 1 tsp of turmeric powder. Drink warm
- Burns: Mix 1 tsp of turmeric with 1 tsp of aloe gel and apply to burnt area.
- Conjunctivitis: Mix 1 tbsp of crushed, raw turmeric in 1/3 cup of water. Boil and sieve. 2–3 drops of this mixture may be used in each eye up to 3 times per day.
- Complexion: Apply a paste of turmeric on the skin before bed, and wash off after a few minutes. In the morning, remove any remaining yellow tinge with a paste of chickpea flour (besan) and oil.
- Dental problems: Mix 1 tsp of turmeric with ½ tsp of salt. Add mustard oil to make a paste. Rub the teeth and gums with this paste twice daily.
- Diabetes: ½–1 tsp of turmeric should be taken 3 times a day.
- Diarrhea: Take ½ tsp of turmeric powder or juice in water, 3 times per day.
- Pain: Mix 1 tsp of turmeric and 2 tsp of ginger with water to make a paste. Spread over a cloth, place on the affected area and bandage. Add 1 tsp of turmeric to 1 cup of warm milk and drink before bed.
Other ways to use turmeric:
In cooking, turmeric acts as a yellow coloring agent. It is an important herb in Hindu rituals. It is also a ingredient in cosmetics as it is beneficial for the skin. Burning turmeric can repel insects. Inhaling the smoke can assist in coughs, asthma and congested nasal passages.
Uses for the ears, Eyes, Nose and Mouth
- Turmeric dust, with alum 1:20, is blown into the ear to treat chronic otorrhea.
- Mix a pinch of Turmeric with organic ghee and apply it to the mucus lining of nose to stop the sniffles. It also stops nosebleeds, helps to clear the sinuses, restore a more acute sense of smell, and helps to purify the mind and brain.
- Turmeric helps to maintain the shape and integrity of our eyes.
- A Turmeric/water decoction, 1:20, is used to treat conjunctivitis and eye disease in general. Soak a cloth in the decoction and then cover the eye with it. This helps to relieve the pain as well.
Tomorrow see the dangers of consuming turmeric.