Black turmeric treats bloating and indigestion

In traditional medicine, black turmeric has the medicinal name Nga Truat, has a spicy, bitter taste, warm properties, has the effect of promoting qi, breaking blood, clearing menstruation, eliminating stagnation, transforming food,... Often used to treat stomachache, indigestion, bloating, amenorrhea,...

Black turmeric also has many other names such as purple turmeric, purple mugwort, green mugwort, and black turmeric. Black turmeric is a herbaceous plant 1 - 1.5m high, with a conical rhizome with many slender, egg-shaped branches radiating around like a duck's foot. The leaves have large sheaths that hug the base of the plant below, with reddish-purple spots near the middle of the upper surface. The leaves are 30 - 60cm long and 7 - 8cm wide. The petioles are short or absent. The flowers are yellow, the calyx has obtuse lanceolate lobes, 15mm long, and the middle lobe is pointed. The inflorescences are concentrated into cylindrical flowers, growing from the rhizome. The bracts below are egg-shaped or obtuse lanceolate, light green, the leaf tips are red, and do not bear flowers. The fruit is ovoid, three-sided, smooth, with obtuse seeds and a white seed coat. In terms of shape, black turmeric is very similar to yellow turmeric but is dark purple.

Black turmeric treats bloating and indigestion

The plant grows wild in mountainous areas, along streams, moist porous areas and is planted in many places for medicinal purposes. The parts used are the stem and roots. When harvested, the outer shell is yellow-brown, the inside is dark green. When harvested, cut off the small roots, boil, dry or dry for later use.

Some prescriptions that use black turmeric:

Lesson 1: Replenish Qi and nourish blood: Black turmeric, angelica, fennel, licorice, angelica, rehmannia glutinosa, white peony, ligusticum wallichii, each 40g. Grind all ingredients into powder and make into pills. Take 8-12g per day. Suitable for cases of weakness, poor digestion and absorption, pale complexion, anemia, etc.

Lesson 2: Indigestion, bloating: 25g black turmeric, 1 pig heart. Clean the pig heart, slice the black turmeric, cook, add spices. Eat continuously for 5-7 days.

Lesson 3: Treatment of blood stasis, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, prolonged bleeding, black blood, clotted into small blocks, accompanied by abdominal pain before menstruation: 15g black turmeric, 15g motherwort. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. Drink 5-7 days before menstruation.

Lesson 4: Cure menstrual cramps, bad menstruation: 20g black turmeric, 16g motherwort, 8g mugwort. Boil with 500ml water until 200ml remains, divide into 2 doses to drink before meals. Drink 5-7 days before menstruation.

Note: Do not use black turmeric for people with weak blood and energy, pregnant women.

According to Health and Life