Benefits of Turmeric for Body Health

The plant of turmeric grew branched with a height of 40-100 cm. Stem is a false stem, upright, rounded, forming a rhizome with a yellowish green color and composed of a leaf (somewhat soft). The single leaf, egg-round shape (lanset) extends up to 10-40 cm, 8-12.5 cm wide, and a repetition of quoting with a pale green color. Compound flowering, hairy, and flaky from the stem bud, length 10-15 cm with a crown of about 3 cm and a width of 1.5 cm, and colored white/yellowish. The edges and base of the leaves are pointed as well as flat leaves.  The outer skin is brownish orange and yellowish orange red fruit flesh.

Turmeric belongs to a group of ginger-Jahean or Zingiberaceae which has several local names, including turmeric (English), Saffron (Dutch), turmeric (Indonesia and Malaysia), turmeric (Jawa), Koneng (Sunda), or Konyet (Madura).

Turmeric has been known as a multipurpose plant. In addition to being used for medicinal herbs, rhizome or tuber turmeric is also beneficial as an anti-inflammatory (inflammation), antioxidant, and blood purifier.

How to cultivate turmeric plants can be developed by separating the umbals. The prepared turmeric seedlings are then planted into a hole measuring 5-10 cm with the direction of the eyes facing upwards.

The plant is planted with two patterns. First in the rainy season with harvesting at the beginning of the dry season (7-8 months) or planting at the beginning of the rainy season and harvesting is done with twice the dry season (12-28 months).

Well already know the benefits, and the way the cultivation. Let's keep the body healthy well.