Turmeric (scientific name : Curcuma longa) ginger, native to the southwest region of the Indian subcontinent, is a plant that is widely used for multiple purposes. Various traditional Indian customs involve the usage of the plant, especially the plant’s rhizomes, for dyeing, as well as a spice in traditional cuisine, most prominently in curries. The plant derives its distinctive taste from curcumin, one of its components, which also carries numerous health benefits, making the plant valuable as a dietary supplement. Among these various benefits, joint-pain relief as well as improving overall joint durability and range of movement are the most notable . Despite only becoming known to people in Europe and America recently, the strong antioxidant properties of the plant has been known and used by traditional Indian medicine for countless centuries. Certain clinical studies have shown that curcumin can be used to treat several types of cancer, as well as cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. Even though the plant boasts a list so very long of greatly beneficial effects is posses, the most sought after attribute of turmeric curcumin supplements are the beneficial effects it has on the joints due to its so-called “healthy inflammatory” response. Having been introduced to curcumin’s effects, western supplement manufacturers, such as Botanica, have put out curcmin products.
Ingredients
- Fermented Ginger
- Turmeric Infusion
- 10-15g/L of acetic acid equivalent from organic turmeric (Curcuma longa) and organic ginger (Zingiber officinale)
When picking out the right product, make sure that it is indicated on the label that this product does not contain any kind of artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, gluten, yeast, dairy, sugar, salt. Some supplements also contain allergens, so pay attention to the formula.
Dosage
The extremely thread-bare and empty website has no insight to offer regarding how much of the substance one should take daily, seeing as the product is in liquid form we can base assumptions base upon other liquid-form products, it is safe to say that anywhere between 30 and 60 drops may be added to a drink. Now, if this product was in the form of softgels or capsules, I’d need to draw attention to the benefits of consuming it with a meal or drink but since this particular product needs to be added to liquid and drank, it becomes redundant.
Side Effects
As previously stated, there is extremely little info on the site of the product, but it can be said for the turmeric itself that is lacks any kind of negative side effects.
Price
One bottle of Botanica Fermented Turmeric Ginger, containing 250 ml of the supplement, costs $22.99, and is available from multiple resellers.
Guarantee
Once again, there is no info on the site. Since the product is available from numerous online stores, each with their own refund policies, it is possible to find a source where there is a money-back guarantee.
Conclusion – Botanica Fermented Turmeric Ginger
Botanica Fermented Turmeric Ginger doesn’t give us much info to work with. The website is extremely bare, with no information about any kind of guarantee, and what little info can be found about the ingredients is from the site of a re-seller. The complete lack of adequate information urges caution.