HERB USAGE & DANGERS

·  This is a beloved spice of India for thousands of years and is commonly used in their cuisine; as well as many other countries

·  India grows most of the world’s turmeric

·  It is a bright orange spice (If it turned a browner shade it is not very fresh) that is used for culinary and medicinal purposes – Considered a Superfood 

·  Drying - Good for people who tend toward Dampness

·  Warming - Slightly

·  Acidic Food – Helps correct the pH in the stomach

·  Acne 

·  Alzheimer’s – Preventative – May slow progression of disease

·  Anti-allergenic 

·  Anti-histamine 

·  Anti-inflammatory - Reduces within the digestive track – Modulation

·  Antioxidants – Production and Recycles 

·  Anti-Parasitic 

·  Arthritis – Used in treatment

·  Asthma 

·  Bile Secretion – Helps with appropriate amount from the gull bladder or liver which helps adjust digestive function – Stimulates bile

·  Blood – Enables it to move

·  Cancer – Used as a preventative – Helps to stop cancer growth

·  Cardiovascular System 

·  Cholesterol – Used to produce healthy levels – Helps reduce bad cholesterol 

·  Cognitive Health 

·  Common Cold – Used as a remedy 

·  Depression – Helps alleviate  

·  Detox – Opens up your pathways 

·  Diabetes – Used to treat both Types 1 & 2 

·  Diarrhea 

·  Digestion – Good for stomach lining and healthy process – Decreases digestion problems

·  Eczema 

·  Eye Health 

·  Glutathione – Stimulates production 

·  Gum Health 

·  Healing Process – Helps speed it up

·  Hormone Regulation 

·  Immune System – Balances it and helps it work better

·  Insulin resistance 

·  Leaky Gut 

·  Liver – Beneficial for good health – Reduces toxicity

·  Lymph Nodes – Used to reduce inflammation

·  Pain – Helps modulate and decrease pain – Good for dull / achy pains – Body aches – Bone Pains – Muscle Pain 

·  Peristalsis – Helps stimulate 

·  Ring Worm 

·  Skin Health 

·  Ulcers 

·  Wounds – Healing – Can be used as a soothing balm

·  Not to be used by those with Gallbladder – Liver Disease – Ulcers – During Pregnancy

·  Larger culinary amounts should be used with caution for people with Bleeding    Disorders – Known Gallstones – Breastfeeding 

·  Take less if you get dry eyes or skin 

·  It stains everything 

·  Helps to modulate completely different conditions depending upon the patient

·  Food – Used in recipes - Bone Broth - Milk – Honey – Tea

·  Remedies

·  Teeth 

·  Used in Treatments – Alzheimer’s – Cancer - Chronic Disease - Osteoarthritis - Psoriasis – Rheumatoid Arthritis – Sports Injuries