Turmeric Components
"On the Contents of Turmeric"
Turmeric contains quite a lot of ingredients. Its main ingredients are curcumins. Curcumins are the key active ingredients of turmeric, including curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and dimethoxycurcumin. These are similar in structure, but each has its own unique chemical properties and physiological activities.
Furthermore, turmeric contains volatile oils. Among the volatile oils, such as gingerone and aromatic gingerone, give turmeric its unique aroma and flavor. Such volatile oils not only affect the smell of turmeric, but also play an important role in its medicinal and edible properties.
In addition, turmeric also contains a variety of other ingredients, such as polysaccharides, which may have certain effects on the immune regulation of the body; and a variety of trace elements, although the content is small, it is also indispensable for the growth and efficacy of turmeric.
In summary, turmeric contains rich and diverse ingredients, which cooperate with each other to give turmeric its unique medicinal, edible and other values.
