turmeric

  • Study finds spices halt growth of breast stem cells

    A new study finds that compounds derived from the spices turmeric and pepper could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells, the small number of cells that fuel a tumor’s growth. Researchers at the University of Michigan Com…

    turmeric | 31 December 2009

  • Perfect Plus Turmeric Power (Japan)

    Differentiating oneself is not easy in the saturated Japanese drinks market, but that’s exactly what Meiji Seika Kaisha’s Perfect Plus Turmeric Power beverage has done. Using the unique ingredient turmeric, this energy drink contains reported antiox…

    turmeric | 01 November 2006

  • Turmeric ‘may cut child cancer risk’

    High use of the spice turmeric in Asia may be the cause of the region’s low rate of childhood leukaemia, say American researchers. Studies by Loyola University Medical Centre in Chicago and the University of California suggest that curcurmin in turm…

    turmeric | 01 October 2004