Certified Kosher OU • Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth, Inc. • Product of India

Turmeric is the subtle-flavored root that gives Indian curry powders their bright yellow hue and accounts for many of their health attributes.

Health benefits:

• Curcumin—the pigment that makes turmeric bright yellow—is a complex of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory compounds called curcuminoids, which inhibit the pro-inflammatory COX-2 enzyme also blocked by synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, Vioxx, and Celebrex. In contrast to these drugs—which act more quicky and strongly—curcumin and other natural COX-2 inhibitors (e.g., ginger, basil) work more slowly and less powerfully on pain, but elicit no adverse side effects.
• The positive results of hundreds of cell and animal studies related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflammatory disorders like arthritis indicate that turmeric offers unsurpassed preventive health potential. Based on the results of animal studies, the prominence of turmeric in the curry-rich Indian diet may account for the unusually low rates of on Alzheimer’s disease in that country.
• According to Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D. of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, "Curcumin affects virtually every tumor biomarker [of cancer risk] that we have tried. It works through a variety of mechanisms related to cancer development.”
• To learn more about this "king of herbs", go to our newsletter archive and search for "turmeric".
  
  

Storage Keep tightly sealed in a cool, dry place. Best if used within nine months of purchase.