TURMERIC

Curcuma longa Linn.

Nature’s precious gift

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

World No Tobacco Day

31st May, 2014

TURMERIC

world’s best anti-cancerous superfood

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Genus: Curcuma

Family: Zingiberaceae

Origin: Indo-Malayan region

Species: 40

Used in India since very ancient times

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Turmeric

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Antiquity dates back to the Assyrians of 600

B.C.

It is believed that crop spread from India to

distant Asian countries

It spread to China in A.D. 700

Turmeric

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Crop spread to West Africa – 13th century

East Africa – 17th century

Introduced in Jamaica in 1783

Now spread everywhere around the world

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India

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Major producer and exporter in the world

It accounts for about 80% of the world

turmeric production

60% of world exports

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India

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Turmeric importing countries from India:

Iran Japan S. Africa

USA Germany Singapore

UAE Bangladesh Malaysia

Nutritional composition

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Water (g) 6.0

Food energy Kcal 390

Protein (g) 8.5

Fat (g) 8.9

Carbohydrate (g) 69.9

Nutritional composition

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Ash (g) 6.8

Calcium (g) 0.2

Phosphorus (mg) 260

Sodium (mg) 30

Potassium (mg) 2000

Nutritional composition

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Iron (g) 47.5

Thiamine (mg) 0.09

Riboflavin (mg) 0.19

Niacin (mg) 4.8

Ascorbic acid 50

Uses:

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In medicine

In religious functions

As bio pesticide

In food

Recipes

Chicken curry

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Chana masala

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Veggie turmeric quinoa

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Turmeric rice

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Chicken tikka masala

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Cumin and turmeric egg brunch

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Egg chilli

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Healing turmeric tea

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Vietnamese Recipes

Bánh xèo

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Bánh khọt

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Mi quang

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Indonesian Recipes

Rendang

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Sate padang

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Thai Recipes

Yellow curry

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Chilli sauce

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Turmeric soup

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Chemical structures

Curcumin

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Demethoxy curcumin

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bis-Demethoxy curcumin

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Properties of Turmeric

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Anti-inflammatory

Hypocholestremic

Anti-microbial

Anti-rheumatic

Anti-bacterial

Anti-viral

Anti-diabetic

Cytotoxic

Spasmolytic

Anti-hepatotoxic

Anti-cancerous

Oleratic

Turmeric

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Curcuminoides, turmeric oil, total extracts are

all credited with medicinal properties

…. Dr. Khanna N. M. (1999)

Healing power

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Turmeric

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Arthritis Allergy

Asthma Atherosclerosis

Heart disease Alzheimer’s disease

Diabetes Cancer

Neurodegenerative

diseases Liver diseases

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