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After thousands of years of use, scientists are just figuring out (duh!) some of the well-known glories of turmeric, as this article touches on.
BBC News: Weekly curry 'may fight dementia'
"The key ingredient appears to be turmeric. Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests.
The key ingredient is curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric. Curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques - thought to cause dementia - in the brain...." Read the whole BBC article...
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Posted by Kurma on 5/6/09; 8:40:05 AM
from the dept.
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