Turmeric is very familiar to each of us. Turmeric is known to have many health benefits, especially useful for gallstones, hepatitis, gastritis, etc.

1. Pharmacological effects of turmeric

Yellow turmeric and black turmeric have been used in Oriental medicine for a long time. Both types have anti-inflammatory activity. The rhizomes of yellow turmeric and black turmeric are harvested in autumn and winter, the small roots are removed, the sand is washed away, sliced, dried or dried. In Oriental medicine, they are called Khương hoàng (yellow turmeric), nga truật (black turmeric).

Yellow turmeric has the effect of preventing stomach ulcers and digestive disorders. The total liquid extract of yellow turmeric has the effect of reducing blood cholesterol, antibacterial and antifungal.

Black turmeric has the effect of stimulating digestion, increasing bile secretion, strengthening the stomach and eliminating gas. Black turmeric essential oil has antibacterial effects.

Turmeric has anti-ulcer and anti-dyspepsia properties.

2. Uses and dosage

Yellow turmeric and black turmeric both have a bitter, spicy, warm taste, beneficial to the Liver and Spleen meridians, used to treat cases of injuries caused by falls, blood stasis, hepatitis, jaundice, gastritis, boils, rheumatism, and pain in the limbs. Turmeric is also used as a blood tonic for women, to treat amenorrhea, and postpartum uterine blood accumulation. Used alone or in combination with other herbs to treat constipation.

Take 2-6g per day in powder or decoction form.

For external use: crush fresh turmeric, take the juice and apply it to boils and skin wounds to avoid scarring. Foreign scientists have also found that black turmeric has anti-cancer properties. In some countries, turmeric is also used to treat coughs and support the treatment of tuberculosis.

Moneywort combined with turmeric… in a remedy for gallstones

3. Medicinal recipes from turmeric

3.1 Support treatment of hepatitis, liver failure, jaundice

Turmeric 2g, gotu kola 4g, núc nác 3g, nhân trần 3g, hoàng bá nam 3g, giandi 2g, eclipta prostrata 2g, magnolia bark 2g. Dry turmeric, gardenia, magnolia bark, grind into small pieces, sift into fine powder. Cook the other ingredients into a paste. Mix the powder and paste well to make pills. Take 10g per day, divided into 2 doses.

3.2 Support treatment of acute viral hepatitis

Turmeric 12g, nhân trần, dandelion, cogon root, each 40g, gardenia fruit 16g, rhubarb 12g, coptis chinensis 8g. One dose per day. Boil and drink during the day.

3.3 Treat gallstones, erode stones

40g of moneywort, turmeric, atractylodes, Chinese clematis, rhubarb, each 12g. 1 dose per day. Boil and drink during the day.

3.4 Treat gastroduodenal ulcers, stomach pain, belching, heartburn

10g of turmeric, 12g of tangerine peel, 12g of bitter ginseng, 10g of cyperus rotundus, 10g of dandelion, 8g of mugwort. Dry all, grind into fine powder, drink 10-20g per day, divided into 2 times.

3.5 Treat amenorrhea, uterine bleeding after giving birth

Grill 1 turmeric root, slice, eat, or cook with sticky rice.

3.6 Treat menstrual cramps

Turmeric 12g, motherwort 20g, rehmannia glutinosa 16g, scrophularia root 16g, rehmannia root 12g, coptis chinensis, peach seed, cyperus rotundus, tangerine peel, each 8g. Boil and drink during the day.

3.7 Treat nosebleeds, hematemesis (vomiting blood)

Turmeric powder, drink 4-6g per day, divided into 2 doses with water.

3.8 Treat wounds, boils, ulcers

Turmeric powder 30g, pennywort powder 60g, alum powder 10g. Mix well, sprinkle on the affected area, 3 times a day. Make sure the turmeric has a clear origin, no impurities.