How much turmeric should be used?

Curcuma is a traditional Chinese medicine. There are many types of it, such as warm turmeric, yellow silk turmeric, cinnamon turmeric and green silk turmeric. Different turmerics have different lengths, diameters and colors. They can promote qi and remove blood stasis, clear the heart and relieve depression, and promote bile and reduce jaundice. They are suitable for patients with dysmenorrhea, chest and abdominal distension and pain, and epilepsy. So what is the dosage of turmeric?

First, what is the dosage of Curcuma? 3 to 10g. Curcuma aromatica: oblong or oval, slightly flat, sometimes slightly curved, tapering at both ends, 3.5 to 7 cm long, 1.2 to 2.5 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown or gray-brown with irregular longitudinal wrinkles, and the raised parts of the longitudinal wrinkles are lighter in color. The texture is solid, the cross section is gray-brown and keratinous; the endodermis ring is obvious. It has a slight fragrance and a slightly bitter taste. Yellow Silk Curcuma: Spindle-shaped, one end of which is slender, 2.5 to 4.5 cm long and 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. The surface is brown-gray or gray-yellow with fine wrinkles. The cross section is orange-yellow, and the periphery is brown-yellow to brown-red. It has a fragrant aroma and a spicy taste. Curcuma aromatica: Long conical or oblong, 2 to 6.5 cm long and 1 to 1.8 cm in diameter. The surface has sparse shallow longitudinal lines or rough reticular wrinkles. Slight smell, slightly bitter taste. Green Silk Turmeric: Long oval, relatively thick, 1.5 to 3.5 cm long and 1 to 1.2 cm in diameter. Slight odor, light taste.

Second, the effects: promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, promoting qi and relieving depression, clearing the heart and cooling blood, promoting bile secretion and relieving jaundice. Main indications. It is used for stabbing pain in the chest and flanks, chest obstruction and heart pain, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, breast pain, coma due to febrile disease, epilepsy, vomiting and bleeding due to blood heat, jaundice and red urine.

Curcuma, also known as hairy turmeric. Perennial herb. The roots are thick and swell at the end to form an oval tuber. The tuber is oval, lateral, the rhizome is cylindrical, and the cross section is yellow. Leaves are basal: petiole about 5 cm long, petiole at base short or nearly sessile, with auricles; leaf blade oblong, 15-37 cm long, 7-10 cm wide, with pointed tip and rounded or triangular base. The inflorescence is spike-shaped, about 13 cm long; the peduncle is 7 to 15 cm long; with sheath-like leaves, broad ovate bracts at the base, several florets growing inside the bracts, narrower bracts at the top, and no flowers in the axils; the calyx is white and tubular, with three irregular lobes; the corolla tube is funnel-shaped, with three lobes, pink and white, the upper one is larger, and the lobes on both sides are oblong; the lateral reduced stamens are oblong, the connectives are spur-shaped, and the filaments are flat and broad; the ovary is pubescent, the style is filiform, smooth or sparsely hairy, with two rod-shaped appendages at the base, and the stigma is slightly 2-lipped and ciliate. The flowering period is from April to June, and it rarely blooms in autumn.