Asya ülkelerinde bilimsel adı “curcuma longa” olan zerdeçalın iyileştirici gücünden, binlerce yıldan beri faydalanılmaktadır. (1) Zerdeçalın anti-bakteriyel (2), kolesterol düşürücü (3), anti-diyabetik (4), anti-inflamatuar5, antioksidan (5) ve kanser karşıtlığı5 özellikleri pek çok çalışmayla gösterilmiştir.
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