Exploring the Health Benefits of Turmeric

"Turmeric", the yellow colored spice called Haldi, which leaves a stain hard to get rid of, is a well-known name is many Indian households. For more than 5,000 years, turmeric has been an important part of Eastern cultural traditions, including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Valued for its medicinal properties and warm, peppery flavor, this yellow-orange spice has more recently earned a name for itself in Western medicine as well. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant, which is native to Indonesia and southern India, and is widely used as an ingredient in curry dishes and yellow mustard. But today, backed by a lot of research and undisputed proof, Turmeric has emerged as one of most powerful natural herbal medicine.