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Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 30 Jul

Every single rhizone even the tiniest took root and I see leaves all over. It withstood heavy rain and that is a plus point. I will manure it a bit with wood ash and that will make it healthier. I may not dig out turmeric...

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growing well

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Students made models to demonstrate traditional knowledge

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 3 Dec 24

In every country traditional knowledge is protected. Communities are paid money to spread the medicinal values of natural products. In India neem and turmeric have huge medicinal value. Patent obtained in USA on neem and turmeric...

traditional knowledge

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Turmeric in the making

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 29 May 24

We had turmeric growing in our garden for years. I had picked up a plant from mother's garden and each year I planted rhizomes that grew in our garden and the last batch got misplaced by the gardener I bought rhizomes online...

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rhizomes coming up

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Turmeric

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 31 Jul 23

We grow our own turmeric. There is a process to get the powder done The fresh turmeric is washed brought to a boil and then chopped up into tiny bits, thoroughly dried in the sun and put on the blender to get the powder. We use...

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powder

snack

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Today I had egg posto curry and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 22 Jun 23

Today in lunch I had egg posto curry and rice. posto is the poppy seed paste. Here people prefer hen's eggs. So my dish had hen's egg. There is chilly paste and turmeric ginger paste also applied in the dish. The posto gave a...

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If you can’t sleep try this magic potion

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 11 Nov 22

I have been having this since childhood. My grams and my family has always followed this recipe when they could not sleep, were not feeling well, had cough or cold anything and this was a great medicine. This has recently become...

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In the hills of Nepal along with tea even turmeric and black pepper are grown.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 13 Oct 22

In the terraces of Nepal the tea is grown in slopes. In the same land there is a form of cover farming with turmeric and black pepper and white pepper also grown. As the soils are fertile very quality brand of the tea and also the...

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Day 4...And it's looking good...

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 18 Jan 21

Good afternoon from this side of the planet. It's 12:35 PM here and I am done with my lunch cooking. Well, I had done most of it before I logged in to work around 8:30 in the morning. And rest I took care of once...

ginger

turmeric

pickles

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Honey Chai Turmeric Vitality

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 13 Jan 21

Well... I am trying the second flavor of herbed tea that I purchased yesterday. This tea is just as tasty as the one I tried yesterday. I like to spray a couple of dollops of whip cream on top of my teas for an extra special...

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Turmeric Ginger brew with honey

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 12 Oct 20

This brew never fails to soothe my throat at the first sign of irritation. Whenever I feel an icky, kind of scratchy sensation in my throat I'd be sure to make myself some ginger brew. At times, I also squeeze a lemon into it. It...

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Turmeric... the Incredible Root

Anthony Calivoso @Anthony1023 (106) • Philippines 3 Sep 20

Turmeric is a spice that comes from turmeric plant which originated in Asia. Its root is used widely to make alternative medicine aside from natural cosmetic and food coloring (Thanks to curcumin, a yellow-colored chemical present...

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Do you like turmeric?

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 11 Apr 20

This is a golden turmeric spice smoothie. It has quite a good flavor. It is from Jamba juice. Do you have Jamba Juice where you live. If not, do you have something similar. It has a zinc boost as well.

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My sweet and sour chicken in curry and pepper sauce.

Andrés Bourbonnais @Diegojgomez (118) • Langley, British Columbia 24 Jul 19

If, as the title says, today I decide to make a chicken full of flavor, sauce and vegetables of the best quality, take the oldest casserole, the one you inherited from your grandmother, turn on the kitchen to slow fire AND...

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Any natural painkillers that you can suggest?

amirev777 @amirev777 (4117) • India 5 Sep 18

These days I suffer from pain in my heel intermittently, especially my left heel. I need to show doctor to ascertain the cause. Can anyone suggest natural painkillers, I have been drinking a glass of warm milk with a teaspoon of...

natural painkillers

turmeric

natural healing

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If it's not one thing...now the gout has attacked

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 24 Apr 18

I'm the guy who never has health problems, needs no prescriptions, just takes vitamins and eats well. 2018 has been a test of my patience and my health status. January began with a bad non-flu virus that knocked me flat for two...

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Do You Use Turmeric In Your Cooking?

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 11 Mar 18

I am from India. We use ‘Turmeric’ a nutritional supplement and spice almost on regular basis in our cooking. This is a rhizome that is grown in India, which is used in raw form in the states like Kerala and Bengal. While in...

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Do You Love Spicy Chillies?

Krisha @kavinitu (5534) • India 27 Dec 17

Green chillies how many of you love spicy green chillies. Being an Indian spices are our must ingredients and when you use the word spices chilly is all that comes to our mind. Green chillies also known as Mirchi in India is my...

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What is hidden for you in herbs and spices?

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 26 Dec 17

There is no Indian household which does not preserve herbs and spices. The spicy food...is almost all an evitable taste everybody look for in an Indian House or restaurant. There is no Indian Food item which does not make use of...

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Curry with Fresh Green Leaves (Amaranth Red) for my Lunch

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 28 Oct 17

Searched thoroughly to prepare something for lunch. The fridge is empty. There are no veggies. There in the corner, I found some fresh green leaves. I kept them neatly in a polythene cover. So this must be my dish for lunch....

curry with fresh green leaves

mustard seeds

asafoetida

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Many reasons to use Turmeric.

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 13 Sep 17

Some drink it as a tea, I like to add it in foods - I think it relieves many pains and diseases.. One idea is to use turmeric and a pinch of black pepper - I sometimes add also organic vegetable broth and garlic and drink it...

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