Extracted by steam distillation from the rhizomes fresh or dried of Turmeric longa L. (turmeric, curry, zafferano of the Indie), plant herbaceous rizomatous perennial of the Zingiberacee native of the subcontinent Indian (probably India southern or Assam), cultivated in all the fascia tropical umida for use food, cosmetic and medicinal. The curcumina — the pigmento yellow-orange of the rhizome — not is present in the essential oil distillate, the which signific which the oil not has the properties antitumoral studiate for the curcumina. The phytochemical profile of the oil is dominated from ar-turmerone (40-55%), α-turmerone, β-turmerone and zingiberene — sesquiterpenes chetonic and idrocarburic responsible of the aroma intense and spicy. THE turmeroni have dimostrato in vitro to interessant activity neuroprotettrice and neurogenic (stimolation of the cells staminal neural) which has attirato attention in the ricerca on the morbo of Alzheimer. In aromatherapy it is used as digestive powerful, antidolorific joint, stimulating hepatic and as note spicy exotic. Heart note warm, spicy and earthy.

South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka); widely cultivated in Asia and America of the Sud.

Rhizomes

Steam distillation

• Anti-inflammatory: reduces the inflammation chronic and acuta for topical use and aromatherapy.
• Digestive: stimulates the production biliary, useful in case of dyspepsia and digestion slow.
• Antioxidant: counteracts the radical liberi, properties anti-aging.
• Care of the skin: uniforme the tono, useful on skin opaca and macchie solari.

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