A common kitchen spice found in nearly every Indian home is now at the centre of a new Facebook video by Acharya Balkrishna.

The spice is known to be an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, but more research is needed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long used in Indian and Caribbean cooking, turmeric is starting to show up in everything from bottled smoothies to beauty products ...

A compound found in turmeric may help protect blood vessels from some of the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes. In rats, ...

Sharp lemon, earthy bitterness of turmeric and heat of black pepper make a convincing mouthful. It tastes like medicine.

Turmeric is a flowering plant in the ginger family. Its scientific name is Curcuma longa. People have used the herbal spice known as turmeric for thousands of years to make tea from the plant’s ...

Too much turmeric can be bad for health too. It is usually recommended to have about a teaspoon a day which is considered to be safe. Anything in excess may trigger certain reactions. According to ...

Turmeric, a traditional Indian spice, offers beauty benefits, while curcumin, its active compound, provides more potent effects. Turmeric is excellent for brightening skin and promoting scalp health, ...

If you’ve ever eaten curry, and really who hasn’t, you’ve tasted turmeric. Turmeric is the spice that gives curry pastes and powders that vibrant golden hue. Long popular in India, the Middle East, ...

If you happen to follow Healthyish, our sister brand, theres a good chance you've seen the word "turmeric" thrown around more than a few times, probably attached to some sort of sunny, ...

An Indian kitchen has never failed to fascinate us. It stores various elements that are versatile and work more than just as food ingredients. Look into your spice rack, for instance. Spices add ...

Turmeric has been cooked into staple dishes and used in herbal medicine for thousands of years in India. But in the last decade, the spice has taken on new life in the West, encapsulated into tablets ...