Turmeric is not as famous as his brother white, yellow turmeric, which has so long believed to have various properties. In fact, this rhizome is potentially used as herb medicine. Many people recognize the efficacy of white turmeric as an effective antidote to common colds and reduce the risk of cancer.
Physically, turmeric and white are a little different from turmeric yellow. This rhizome sizes tend to be smaller, and more bitter taste. But both have strong and distinctive flavor because of the content of volatile oils.
As the drug starting a cold, white turmeric processing is quite simple. Take 200 grams of turmeric which has been washed and peeled, then grated and squeezed to take water. After it was heated, and then drink while warm. If it feels a bit bitter, you can add a little honey.
As anticancer, you can consume white turmeric extract. White Turmeric contains a substance that will bind selectively in cancer cells. This substance is believed to spay the development of cells that proliferate abnormally. Many patients who fit this alternative, as a complement to other cancer therapeutic. This white turmeric anticancer substances derived from the protein content of toxic compounds and curcumin.
But the ability of white turmeric against cancer is still to be patented by a more in-depth research. Traditional medicine researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Airlangga (Airlangga University), Dr Mangestuti, MS, Apt, explaining the properties of white turmeric has been known heredity. But so far, clinical trials of new limited efficacy of white turmeric essential oil use for digestive disorders. While the efficacy for cancer, there has been no official research results and present further research is being conducted.
Mangestuti added, principle, all types of rhizome roots has properties that are similar. Average crops such rhizome of ginger, turmeric, a key meeting which contains the essential oil is good for digestion, such as relief flatulence, nausea, abdominal pain. In the community, not a few people who have felt his usefulness. Consumption of turmeric juice of white water in the portion of the fair even though each day could not give adverse effects.
In addition to drunk or extracted, white turmeric can also be used for external use, such as bruises, sprains, boils that are difficult rupture, simply borehkan grated white turmeric on the body part. Traditional societies also often use the mill into powder of rhizome and dried as a powder. suaramerdeka.com
