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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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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
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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
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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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Arthritis Allergy
Asthma Atherosclerosis
Heart disease Alzheimer’s disease
Diabetes Cancer
Neurodegenerative
diseases Liver diseases
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