Turmeric powder can be used to extract curcumin, which is also curcumin. There are certain differences in specific effects.
1. Turmeric powder is a powder made from dried rhizomes of Curcuma longa L., a ginger plant native to India. It is used as a seasoning and yellow coloring agent. It is a common seasoning used in households for curry powder and seasoning.料 etc. Turmeric is a perennial herb with fragrance. It has medicinal value and can be used as a food seasoning. Spicy and light, with a hint of pepper, musky and a mixture of sweet orange and ginger, slightly spicy and bitter.
2. Curcumin is a yellow pigment extracted from the rhizomes of ginger plants such as turmeric. It is an acidic polyphenol material, and the main chain is unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic groups.
Curcumin can be used as a food additive. Curcumin has been widely used in the food industry as a common natural pigment for a long time. It is mainly used for the dyeing of canned food, sausage products, and soy sauce products. The amount of curcumin used is determined by the needs of normal production. Curcumin also has an antiseptic effect.
The medical effects of turmeric
Turmeric is a commonly used medicine, and its main biologically active ingredients are curcumin and volatile oil. The former has the effects of lowering blood lipids, anticoagulation, anti-oxidation, choleretics, and anti-cancer; while the latter mainly has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antitussive effects. Curcumins exert their anti-cancer effects by inducing malignant tumor cell differentiation, inducing tumor cell apoptosis and inhibiting tumor growth at various stages, and their clinical applications are very extensive.
1. Anti-cancer
2. Alzheimer's
3. Anti-inflammatory
