Secret behind turmeric's healing power revealed.Byline: ANIWashington, Apr 20 (ANI): Michigan scientists have unravelled the mystery behind the much hyped healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric turmeric: see ginger. turmeric Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an , a spice revered in India as 'holy powder.' Turmeric has been used for centuries in folk medicine folk medicine, methods of curing by means of healing objects, herbs, or animal parts; ceremony; conjuring, magic, or witchcraft; and other means apart from the formalized practice of medical science. to treat wounds, infections, and other health problems. While many scientists have conducted research on its main ingredient-curcumin-no details had been revealed as to how it functions in the body, until now. In the new study, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy and colleagues, used a high-tech instrument termed solid-state NMR spectroscopy and discovered that molecules of curcumin act like a biochemical disciplinarian dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an n. One that enforces or believes in strict discipline. adj. Disciplinary. disciplinarian Noun a person who practises strict discipline Noun 1. . The molecules insert themselves into cell membranes and make the membranes more stable and orderly. This increases cells' resistance to infection by disease-causing microbes. The study appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
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