姜黄:神奇的印度藏红花

 姜黄:神奇的印度藏红花

Charles Cook

姜黄,也被称为印度藏红花,经常被错误地仅仅称为姜黄。 这些是非常不同的植物,无论是从它们的特性还是从它们所属的家族来看。 姜黄是一种鸢尾科植物,使用的部分是柱头。 姜黄是一种Zingiberaceous植物,使用根茎。

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姜黄是一种外来植物,在热带地区广泛种植和使用:亚洲、澳大利亚、加勒比海和非洲。 它因其根茎的强烈黄色而引人注目,由此产生了姜黄这个名字,在英语中,姜黄源自拉丁文terra merita,指的是一种黄色矿物颜料。

在印度,它被用于印度教仪式,为祭司的长袍上色。 姜黄水是一种化妆品,在这个国家和印度尼西亚被用来为妇女的皮肤注入金色光芒。

药用特性

在泰国,它被推荐用于治疗头晕、溃疡、淋病、真菌感染、香港脚和蚊虫叮咬。 在日本,它也被用于药用和烹饪目的。

在中世纪,它作为一种染料和药物而不是香料在欧洲已经为人所知并受到高度赞赏。 它被用来给皮革制品染色和食品着色,如甜酒、奶酪、黄油和糕点。

据我们所知,是希腊医生Dioscórides给它起了姜黄这个名字。

另一种藏红花(C 焙乐道 它不是源于热带地区,而是源于阿拉伯和南欧,通过阿拉伯贸易路线到达欧洲。

作为纺织业高度垂涎的香料,它被造假是很常见的。 造假者与所有假货一起被烧毁是很常见的。 然而,从1970年代起,开始对姜黄进行更深入的研究。

描述和栖息地

姜黄有许多品种,但我们感兴趣的用于治疗的品种是C.longa。 它也被称为姜黄、黄姜。 它是一种多年生草本植物,有长的侧枝。 长的、椭圆形和尖的叶子,大约50厘米长,黄色的花有浅绿色的萼片和玫瑰色的花瓣,呈圆锥形的花序。 从根茎来看它通过有芽(眼)的根茎片进行繁殖,喜欢肥沃和排水良好的土壤。 一旦适应了现场,它就会传播,因为主根茎会发出许多侧根茎。 收获应该发生在植物失去气生部分的时候,即开花后。 在这个阶段,根茎有强烈的黄色色素。

成分和属性

其最有效的成分是姜黄素,具有很强的抗氧化性。 它具有明显的抗炎作用,对治疗风湿性疼痛和类风湿性关节炎非常有效。

它能增加胆汁分泌,帮助脂肪代谢。 它具有保肝、助消化、抗凝血、抗癌的作用,是蔬菜王国中最好的抗炎剂之一。

为了更好地吸收姜黄素,应始终在姜黄中加入一小撮黑胡椒。 它还具有抗真菌、抗病毒、抗菌和降血糖的作用。

在外部使用时,它是一种极好的伤口愈合剂,特别是在以下情况下 金黄色葡萄球菌。

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烹饪

咖喱的主要成分之一,负责其黄色的颜色,它被用来给酱汁、芥末、黄油和奶酪上色。 它与米饭、果汁、海鲜、鸡蛋等都很搭配。

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Charles Cook

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