Turmeric

admin | 2:31 pm | March 8, 2008 | Herbs

Turmeric is also known as Haridra, Haldi, Indian Saffron, Yellow Ginger, Jiang Huang (rhizome) and Yu Jin (root tuber). 

Turmeric is often used as a medicinal plant for humans.  It is well recognised for its anti inflammatory properties, as an antioxidant, for its help in discharging bile, for its anti cancer qualities and in treatments to reduce cholesterol.  It can help prevent blood clots, is an antiplatelet, hepatoprotective and is used for pain, inflammation, arthritis, epilepsy, diarrhea, skin disease and is a general tonic

In holistic veterinary medicine its uses extend to external application for abscesses, ulcers, ticks, castration wounds, bleeding, eye disorders, and fungal disease.   It is also used to treat patients with diarrhea and rheumatism; for worms in poultry; for constipation, udder infection, swollen teats, and sprains; for cough and colds in ruminants and poultry; and for jaundice and swinepox. The rhizome is used for gastrointestinal tract disorders, glossitis, Escherichia coli bacillosis, threadworm, irregular growth of teeth, loss of appetite, and colic. Respiratory disease, asthma, pneumonia, swelling of the throat, tonsillitis, leeches in the nostrils, and renal disease are other uses. Other indications include lumbar and compound fractures, hemorrhagic septicemia, rinderpest, hematuria, anthrax, and baldness.