I have the simple recipe for tumeric paste and I use it almost every day. Tumeric works as natural inflammatory for me and I take a teaspoon of the paste when my joints ache. An elderly friend uses it for years for her arthritis in the knees. It makes the pain bearable for her. When a cold is knocking at my door I take it. Haven't had a cold for the last year now. The only runny nose I had in some time is when eating curry (with a lot of tumeric). In general I add tumeric to a lot of my cooking. Grains like rice, stews and soups, fried vegetables. It goes better with some veggies than others. Just give it a try what works for you. As far as I
experience it using it in cooking isn't as strong as using it like a treatment.
Tumeric paste: 1 teaspoon of ground tumeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper, 1 tablespoon of soft coconut oil and 1 tablespoon of
honey, mix in a jar. Take a teaspoon as it is or dissolve in
hot water as a drink. I take one or two teaspoons a day regularly. With a bad cold I would take up to 4
spoons a day.
The paste is even popular with kids because its quite sweet. Another one for kids is to add it to some hot chocolate.
I got the recipe years ago from a wonderful Irish woman, who got it from her Japanese grandmother. It is the most precious natural healing treatment for me.
I make my own
toothpaste and tumeric is added to keep my gums healthy. They like to hurt sometime.
Toothpaste: 2 tablespoons of soft coconut oil, 1 teaspoon of bread soda, 1/2 teaspoon of tumeric powder, a few drops of essential oil like peppermint or sage, mix in a jar and use a very small amount for brushing teeth.
A Mauritian cook told me once his families treatment for sprains and strains. He grates fresh tumeric and puts it with a bandage around the treated area. All textiles and surfaces get terribly yellow though with fresh
root and doesn't wash out. Please be careful where you put it.
This tonic recipe is a bit strong for me but maybe someone else finds it useful...
Mix in
apple cider vinegar (with the mother) some fresh chopped garlic, onion, chili, ginger root and tumeric root in a jar with lid. Shake every few days and leave for 6 weeks in a dark, cold place. Strain after and take tablespoons as desired. The mix of the
roots can be dried after and added to curries and stews.
An English lady I knew swore on steeping fresh tumeric root in
hot water for some time. It's a lovely golden liquid in the end and she drank it every day.
Stay healthy and well!