Versatile Applications: Turmeric root extract is used in foods as a coloring agent and has numerous health benefits.
Culinary Uses: It is primarily used in cheese, beverages, and cakes.
Health Benefits: Treats dyspepsia, chronic anterior uveitis, and Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Improves blood circulation and treats amenorrhea. Has lipid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, anti-tumor, and antioxidant properties.
Antioxidant Function: Curcumin scavenges free radicals, protecting lipids, proteins, and DNA from oxidative damage, potentially preventing oxidative stress-related diseases.
Anti-inflammatory Function: Curcumin regulates inflammatory signal pathways, reducing production of inflammatory mediators, making turmeric a potential treatment for inflammatory diseases.
Anti-tumor Effects: Curcumin induces apoptosis, arrests tumor cell division, and inhibits tumor angiogenesis, but its application in tumor treatment is currently auxiliary.
Additional Benefits: Turmeric root extract offers benefits for skin conditioning, fragrance ingredients, degenerative eye conditions, metabolic syndrome, hyperlipidemia, anxiety, muscle soreness after exercise, and promoting kidney health.