Fermented Turmeric vs Turmeric
On the difference between fermented turmeric and turmeric
Ancient Materia Medica, a detailed study of the efficacy of drug taste, and now also the difference between fermented turmeric and turmeric, in-depth exploration.
Turmeric has a yellow color and fragrance, warm nature, and returns to the spleen and liver meridians. Its skills are good at breaking blood and activating qi, passing through menstruation and relieving pain. It is used more often in chest and flank tingling, menstruation, dysfunction, and rheumatism and arthralgia caused by blood stasis blockade. Looking at its shape, it is yellow in color and firm in quality, and has a specific smell.
Fermented turmeric is made by a special fermentation method of turmeric Its nature is more peaceful than turmeric, although it also has the power of promoting blood circulation and qi, but it has a different effect on the human body. After fermentation, its active ingredients may be transformed and easier to be absorbed by the human body. And fermented turmeric is used to regulate the qi of the human body, especially the qi of the spleen and stomach, which seems to have a unique effect.
In terms of clinical application, turmeric has strong medicinal power and can be used to prove blood stasis, which can quickly remove stasis; while fermented turmeric can slowly nourish qi and blood, and it is more suitable for those who are weak in the spleen and stomach and need to promote blood circulation and qi.
As for the processing method, turmeric is mostly washed and sliced with original medicinal materials for medicine; fermentation of turmeric requires a specific fermentation environment and strain, which can be achieved in Japan over time.
In general, although fermented turmeric and turmeric are derived from the same thing, they are different in effect and application due to different processing. Doctors should distinguish them carefully in order to obtain the wisdom of medicine.
