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Organic Turmeric Root Powder, one ounce. Curuma Longa from India. Kosher certified. From the same family as Ginger, Turmeric is a wonderful warming spice to use in cooking, or fill a capsule and take that way. It adds a little spice to your food, and will help settle the stomach at the same time. A valued herb, the Chinese Turmeric plant name is translated as gold. The plant extract is called curcumin, turmeric is from the whole herb and thus is more complete, releasing more antioxidants into the body and traveling farther through the digestive system. In Ayurvedic medicine Turmeric is one of the main anti-inflammatory herbs and it is also used to restore health to the liver. Laboratory tests have shown Turmeric to be as effective in relieving pain as steroids. It has also shown to be very effective in tests at sealing blood vessels and reducing cholesterol, it has proven to be anti-carcinogenic and in laboratory tests its antioxidants have killed cultures of cancer cells from the skin, bloodstream, and ovaries. **WARNING: Not to be used during pregnancy, as with all herbs, not be used excessively, and not to be used excessively if you have congestive heart failure.