Turmeric is a flowering plant of the ginger family. The rhizomes are used fresh or dried and ground into an orange-yellow powder. Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavor and earthy, mustard-like aroma. The principal turmeric constituent is curcumin. Curcumin is a bright yellow chemical produced by the turmeric plant.
Healing Properties
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Synergistic Effects
Green Tea
Green Tea has been shown to have a beneficial synergistic effect when taken with turmeric or curcumin.