Leuchtende Farbe = starke Wirkung? – DAS bewirkt KURKUMA!

Kurkuma, auch Turmeric genannt, ist eine Pflanze, die eines der Hauptgewürze in Curry darstellt und auch bei anderen Nahrungsmitteln als Gewürz zum Einsatz kommt. Die Wurzel kann man jedoch auch zur Herstellung von Medizin verwenden. Hierbei wird Turmeric bei Arthritis, Sodbrennen, Magenschmerzen, Durchfall, Blähungen, Völlegefühl, Appetitverlust, Gelbsucht, Leberproblemen und Gallenblasenproblemen eingesetzt. Darüber kann man die Pflanze auch bei Kopfschmerzen, Bronchitis, Erkältungen, Lungeninfektionen, Fibromyalgie, Lepra, Fieber, Menstrualproblemen und Krebs einsetzen. Weitere Anwendungsbereiche umfassen Depressionen, Alzheimer, Wassereinlagerungen, Wurmbefall und Nierenprobleme. Einige Menschen tragen Kurkuma bei Schmerzen, Blutergüssen, Augeninfektionen, entzündlichen Hautkrankheiten, Schmerzen im Mund und infizierten Wunden auf die Haut auf.

Wie wirkt Kurkuma?

Die in Turmeric enthaltenen Chemikalien könnten entzündliche Schwellungen reduzieren. Deshalb ist die Pflanze bei folgenden Anwendungsbereichen möglicherweise effektiv:

• Magenverstimmungen: Einige Untersuchungen zeigen, dass eine orale Einnahme von Turmeric bei Magenverstimmungen helfen könnte.
• Osteoarthritis: Einige Untersuchungen zeigen, dass die Einnahme bestimmter Turmeric Extrakte durch Osteoarthritis verursachte Schmerzen im Bereich des Knies reduzieren kann. Im Rahmen einer Studie wirkte Turmeric bei der Reduzierung von Schmerzen genauso gut wie Ibuprofen.

Es gibt nicht genügend wissenschaftliche Daten, um eine Aussage bezüglich der Effektivität von Kurkuma bei folgenden Anwendungsbereichen treffen zu können:

• Hautkrebs: Es gibt Hinweise darauf, dass ein Auftragen einer Turmeric Salbe dabei helfen könnte, Juckreiz und Geruchsbildung zu lindern, die durch Hautkrebs verursacht werden.
• Rheumatische Arthritis: Curcumin, eine in Turmeric enthaltene Chemikalie, könnte dabei helfen, einige Symptome einer rheumatischen Arthritis zu lindern.

Auch bezüglich der Effektivität von Kurkuma bei Gelbsucht, Hepatitis, Durchfall, Fibromyalgie, Leber- und Gallenblasenproblemen, Kopfschmerzen, Menstrualproblemen, Schmerzen, Borkenflechte, Blutergüssen, Augeninfektionen, Hautproblemen und Alzheimer gibt es nicht genügend wissenschaftliche Informationen. Deshalb benötigt man noch weitere wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen, um die Effektivität der Pflanze bei diesen Anwendungen bewerten zu können.

Sicherheit und Nebenwirkungen

Turmeric ist bei einer angemessenen Verwendung für Erwachsene wahrscheinlich sicher und unbedenklich. Die Pflanze ruft für gewöhnlich keine signifikanten Nebenwirkungen hervor. Bei einigen Menschen kann es jedoch zu Magenverstimmungen, Übelkeit, Schwindel oder Durchfall kommen.

Dosierung

• Magenverstimmungen: 500 mg Turmeric viermal täglich.
• Osteoarthritis: 500 mg eines spezifischen Turmeric Extrakts (Meriva) zweimal täglich. Auch 500 mg eines nichtkommerziellen Produkts viermal täglich wurden verwendet.
• Rheumatischer Arthritis: 500 mg einer spezifischen Zusammenstellung des Turmeric Inhaltsstoffes Curcumin (BCM-95®) zweimal täglich.

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