[Latin Name] Curcuma longa L.

[Plant Source] Root From India

[Specification] Curcuminoids 95% HPLC

[Appearance] Yellow powder

Plant Part Used: Root

[Particle size]80Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

[What is Curcuma Longa?]

Turmeric is an herbaceous plant known scientifically as Curcuma longa. It belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, which includes ginger. Tumeric has rhizomes rather than true roots, which are the primary source of commercial value for this plant. Tumeric originates from southwest India, where it has been a stable of Siddha medicine for thousands of years. It is also a common spice in Indian cuisine and is often used as flavoring for Asian mustards.

Watercress is an aquatic leafy green vegetable that grows wild in shallow waterways, ponds, streams and natural springs. It is acknowledged as one of the oldest of the wild edible green species consumed by humans and, although once native to Europe and Asia, has now naturalized to many parts of the world conductive to its growth. Used as a common leafy green in the UK for centuries, it is also famed to have been one of the favorite wild medicinals used by Hippocrates, deemed “father of modern medicine.” Hipprocrates was said to have built his first hospital by a natural spring-fed stream filled with fresh watercress to help heal and treat his patients.

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides): amzn.to/1zoFqL0

What is Watercress Page: bit.ly/1s3trm0

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Watercress supplementation in diet reduces lymphocyte DNA damage and alters blood antioxidant status in healthy adults: 1.usa.gov/21A13Ub
Phenolic profile and antioxidant potential of wild watercress (Nasturtium officinale L.): 1.usa.gov/1SZLUvj
Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) promotes G2/M phase arrest via p53 expression and induces apoptosis through caspase- and mitochondria-dependent signaling pathways in human prostate cancer DU 145 cells: 1.usa.gov/1ptYV4b
Antitumor activity of phenethyl isothiocyanate in HER2-positive breast cancer models: 1.usa.gov/1Mg9pi3
In vitro studies of phenethyl isothiocyanate against the growth of LN229 human glioma cells: 1.usa.gov/1RqeBSR
Rapid and sustainable detoxication of airborne pollutants by broccoli sprout beverage: results of a randomized clinical trial in China: 1.usa.gov/1R4xw3y
Nutrition Data – Watercress, raw: bit.ly/1S97o6A

All information is for educational purposes only and is the personal view of the author; not intended as medical advice,
diagnosis or prescription. This information has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to cure or prevent any disease.

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