BURBANK, Calif. -- Tim Plunkett, of Woodland Hills, takes turmeric to reduce inflammation, but a recent report on what else might be in the bottle turned his stomach. "The sample that they found, I ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Turmeric and its active component, curcumin, are touted for their natural ...

Indian kitchen is known for its spices, which are not just aromatic but loaded with nutritional benefits. One such spice that is Ayurveda-approved too is turmeric. Also known as Golden Spice, it is ...

Alekhya Gali‘s turmeric came from a trusted store in Bangalore, South India. “How you add salt, it’s how we add turmeric,” Gali said. But the spice powder was filled with lead. Three times more lead ...

BJP’s firebrand Telangana leader D. Aravind is seeing yellow. He is geared up for the Nagarjunasagar bypoll on April 14 and promised setting up a turmeric board in Nizamabad, a longstanding demand of ...

ANSWER: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It's like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric is most widely used in its dry, ground form but is showing up in many ...