White Turmeric (Curcuma Zedoaria) for Cancer Treatment
Cancer is a disease characterized by growth of cells – the cells of new tissue (neoplasms), not normal (the genetic mutation of cells), fast, and not controlled. Therefore, cancer is not infectious disease because of germ attack. Cancer grows from cells – organ cells undergoing genetic mutation. Genetic mutation is the cells which grow abnormally and are destructive (not to follow laws of cell growth and tend to to be destructive).
FACTORS ENHANCING CANCER RISK
• Too much fat and eat less fiber.
• certain chemical compounds, such as cigarette smoke, carbon from grilled food which is charred, and nitrates from meat preservative
• certain types of viruses, such as hepatitis B
• Radiation
• Changes or genetic disorders
HEALTH TIPS
- Expand healthy food consumption
- Avoid smoking and alcoholic beverages
- Exercising regularly
- adequate rest
In Indonesia white turmeric is called “Kunir Putih”. This spice is believed to be able to treat cancer. The following is the information on the advantages of White Turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria) or “Kunir Putih” for cancer treatment.
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE CONTENT OF WHITE TURMERIC (Curcuma zedoaria)
Kurkuminoid, essential oils, polysaccharides, zedoarin, kurdiona, kurkumol. Kurkuminoid known, including kurkumin, desmektosikurkumin, bisdemetoksikurkumin, 1.7-bis (4-hidroksifenil) -1,4,6-heptatrien-3-on.
WORKING MECHANISM
Zedoarin, kurdiona and kurkumol. These substances turned out to be anti-neoplastic which can break ribosoma formation in cancer cells and wild tissue by enhancing the formation of fibroblast tissue around the cancer tissue, and forming a layer of lymphocytes in the cells of cancer tissue and wrap it, so the tissue cells of the cancer can not grow, eventually the cancer cells will die, and no longer dangerous.
RESEARCH FINDINGS
1. Minyi Chan et al, Anti-Cancer Medical Herbs.
Curcuma zedoaria has high effectiveness to fight cancer and tumors.
