Spice Route

Traditionally called Indian saffron, the popular Indian curry powder Turmeric now become more hotter with its ability to be a good censor for explosives with the development of the pigment in turmeric i.e. Cuncumin. Gone are the days when in India other than cooking, Turmeric was used mainly during Bengali weddings to rub turmeric in the bride's entire body as a custom.

Now the turmeric can enjoy more publicity by being able to be an useful and a cheap combat for the police force. An Indian scientist, Abhishek Kumar, of the University of Massachusetts along with his his colleagues have claimed the turmeric's fluorescence properties can be useful for explosive detection. They are now looking for interested companies who can use this new technology to design portable tracking devices.

Turmeric is also known for its anti-oxidant and also prevent from cancer as well as a good healing agent for burns and cuts. It is also a good digestive as well as a cholestrol reducer. Turmeric with its multi farious uses remains one of the most popular spices in India with Erode, a city in the state of Tamilnadu, where it is most grown. is popular by the name Yellow City.

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