How To Take Turmeric
The following is a classical Chinese article around the core of "How To Take Turmeric":
"On the Serving Method of Turmeric"
Turmeric is a genus of herbs, its unique nature is more beneficial to the body. If you want to get its effect, you must take it clearly.
First, you can drink it. Take an appropriate amount of turmeric, grind it into a fine powder, and rinse it with boiling water. When it is warm, drink it slowly. The heat of the water is moderate, if it is too hot, it will damage its effect, and if it is too cold, it will be difficult to melt its essence. In this way, the effect of turmeric can be made to enter the body with water and flow through the meridians.
Second, use it with meals. When cooking, add a little turmeric powder to various dishes. When stewing meat, throw it in, the meat will taste more fragrant and tonic; when cooking soup, add it, the soup will taste more mellow and beneficial to health. However, the dosage should be appropriate, too much will taste different, and the beauty of delicious food will be lost.
Third, make pills and take them loosely. Combine turmeric with various medicines, and make them into pills according to the prescription. Quantitatively, take with warm water. This method is easy to take for a long time, and the medicinal power is slow and long-lasting. It can nourish the internal organs and adjust qi and blood.
Where taking turmeric, you should observe your own body shape. For those who are hot, the dosage should be light; for those who are cold, it may be slightly increased. And take it sometimes, not to the limit, in order to obtain the benefits of turmeric and avoid its harm.
