Turmeric is the Houdini of the spice world. At first glance this unassuming rhizome, with its brown crackly skin, resembles nothing more than a slightly shriveled crooked finger. A quick slice of the ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Turmeric is a plant that may help reduce inflammation.Curcumin is ...

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A: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It’s like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric is most widely used in its dry, ground form but is showing up in many ...

The United States is the leading importer of turmeric worldwide, with imports valued at more than $35 million annually, up from only $2.5 million 15 years ago. Turmeric has become a spice “it girl,” ...

My obsession with turmeric began in tea form. One of my favorite cooking blogs, 101 Cookbooks, posted an intriguing recipe for "turmeric tea" that featured only four ingredients: raw honey, turmeric, ...