{"id":503,"date":"2019-01-21T05:38:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T05:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2019-12-16T09:16:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T09:16:36","slug":"turmeric-essential-oil-benefits-in-the-fight-against-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/turmeric-essential-oil-benefits-in-the-fight-against-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Turmeric Essential Oil Benefits in the Fight Against Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turmeric oil<\/a> is derived from turmeric, which is well-known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-malarial, anti-tumor, anti-proliferative, anti-protozoal and anti-aging properties. \u00a0Turmeric has a lengthy history as a medicine, spice and coloring agent. Turmeric essential oil is an extremely impressive natural health agent just like its source \u2014 one that appears to have some\u00a0of the most promising anti-cancer effects around.<\/p>\n

Turmeric benefits also come from its\u00a0health-promoting vitamins, phenols and other alkaloids. Turmeric oil is considered to be\u00a0a strong relaxant and balancer to the body.<\/p>\n

Given all of these beneficial components, it\u2019s no surprise turmeric essential oil has been shown to hold the following health benefits.<\/p>\n

Turmeric Essential Oil\u00a0Plant Origin and Chemical Composition<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

What is turmeric exactly? Turmeric (Curcuma longa<\/i><\/em>) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae<\/i><\/em>). The turmeric plant grows to a height of about three feet and has yellow flowers. The root is bright orange with a thin brownish skin. Native to southern India and Indonesia, turmeric is cultivated on the mainland and in the islands of the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

Turmeric essential oil is derived from the plant\u2019s tuberous rhizomes, or underground roots. The essential oil is typically obtained from the turmeric root through CO2 or steam distillation using the\u00a0solvent hexane.\u00a0You ideally want a turmeric oil that is CO2-extracted.\u00a0 Turmeric essential oil is yellow in color and has an interesting scent that can be\u00a0described as\u00a0sweet and woody with notes of spice.<\/p>\n

The most abundant components of turmeric essential oil are aromatic turmerone (25.3 percent), a-tumerone (18.3 percent) and curlone (12.5 percent). Other constituents include caryophyllene (2.26 percent), eucalyptol (1.60 percent) and a-phellandrene (0.42 percent). These components of turmeric essential oil make it extremely potent when it comes to naturally fighting an impressive variety of serious health concerns.<\/p>\n

Turmeric Essential Oil History and Interesting Facts<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The use of turmeric dates back nearly 4,000 years to the Vedic culture in India, where it was used in cooking as well as religious ceremonies. Turmeric\u00a0most likely reached China by 700 A.D., East Africa by 800 A.D., West Africa by 1,200 A.D. and Jamaica in the 18th\u00a0century.<\/p>\n

In 1280, Marco Polo described turmeric and was\u00a0impressed\u00a0that it exhibited qualities very\u00a0similar to that of saffron. The plant was called Indian saffron during the Middle Ages because of its orange-yellow color.<\/p>\n

According to Sanskrit medical treatises and Ayurvedic and Unani systems, turmeric has a long history of medicinal use in South Asia. Topically speaking, turmeric essential oil\u00a0is traditionally used as an\u00a0antiseptic and in natural skin care\u00a0to discourage\u00a0acne and facial hair in women. You can also mix a carrier oil like coconut oil with a drop or two of turmeric oil for hair and scalp concerns like dryness and\u00a0dandruff.<\/p>\n

Present day,\u00a0turmeric is widely cultivated in the tropics and goes by many different names in various\u00a0cultures and countries.\u00a0The name turmeric derives from the Latin word\u00a0terra merita<\/i><\/em>\u00a0(\u201cmeritorious earth\u201d), referring to the color of ground turmeric, which resembles a mineral pigment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turmeric oil is derived from turmeric, which is well-known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial, anti-malarial, anti-tumor, anti-proliferative, anti-protozoal and anti-aging properties. \u00a0Turmeric has a lengthy history as a medicine, spice and coloring agent. Turmeric essential oil is an extremely impressive natural health…Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,122,166,167],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essential-oil-distillation","tag-essential-oil","tag-oil","tag-turmeric-essential-oil","tag-turmeric-oil"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":504,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions\/504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialoilmach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}