For Kids
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), also called Indian saffron, is a yellow spice made from the dried ground rhizomes of the long turmeric. This herb has elongated root rhizomes, which are similar to ginger rhizomes, comes from South Asia and its largest producer is still India. Turmeric contains about 5% essential oil, the main components of which are the yellow dye curcumin together with sabinen and phelandrene.
Turmeric is used as a separate spice, but also in various spice mixtures, the most famous of which is probably curry spice. Very often it is added to food as a colourant, when, for example, it adds a yellow color to eggless pasta, so it is not obvious at first glance that the pasta did not see the eggs even from the fast.
Turmeric is not only an excellent spice, but also has a very positive effect on the human body. It has been proven to support the immune system and at the same time act as an antioxidant, it has a good effect on normal digestion, liver activity, the activity of the cardiovascular system and the entire blood circulation. In addition, it supports the normal condition of joints and bones, the activity of the nervous system, good function of the respiratory system and the normal condition of the skin.
Kurkuma (Curcuma longa), ktere se rika take indicky safran, je koreni zlute barvy ze susenych mletych oddenku kurkumovniku dlouheho. Tato bylina ma zduznatele korenove oddenky, ktere jsou podobne zazvorovym oddenkum, pochazi z jizni Asie a jeho nejvetsim producentem je dodnes Indie. Kurkuma obsahuje okolo 5 % eterickeho oleje, jehoz hlavnimi slozkami jsou zlute barvivo kurkumin spolu se sabinen a felandrenem.
Kurkuma se pouziva jako samostatne koreni, ale i v ruznych korenicich smesich, z nichz nejznamejsi je patrne kari koreni. Velmi casto se do potravin pridava jako barvivo, kdy napriklad bezvajecnym testovinam dodava zlutou barvu, takze na prvni pohled neni znat, ze testoviny vejce nevidely ani z rychliku.
Kurkuma je nejen vynikajici koreni, ale ma i velmi pozitivni vliv na lidsky organismus. Prokazatelne podporuje imunitni system a zaroven pusobi jako antioxidant, ma dobry vliv na normalni traveni, cinnost jater, cinnost kardiovaskularniho systemu a celeho krevniho obehu. Krome toho podporuje i normalni stav kloubu a kosti, cinnost nervove soustavy, dobrou funkci dychaciho systemu a normalni stav pokozky.
