Turmeric Root-tuber

Overview

Aliases

Mashu, Dizu, Huangyu, Wutou

Nature and Flavor

Cold; Pungent, Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

This herb contains volatile oil, in which the main components are camphene, sesquiterpenes, curcumene and so on. It also contains curcumin, demethylcurcumin, starch, polysaccharides, fatty oil, phellandrene and so on.

Therapeutic Effects

It has a mild analgesic effect and can slow the formation of intimal plaques and lipid deposition in the aorta and coronary arteries. Curcumin has a protective effect on the liver, can promote the secretion and excretion of bile, and reduces urobilinogen in the urine. The water infusion of Yujin has an inhibitory effect on various pathogenic fungi.

Precautions

No precautions information available

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.