Tumeric- dream tea herb

[sephiroth clock]

When my dad went to Japan for a research presentation, he brought back a root called tumeric. In Okinawa where people have the greatest life expectancy, people mix this root in their tea and drink it all the time over there. I started using some after my dad brought it back and I've noticed that my dream imagery/vividness has greatly increased along with my REM periods and dream recall <--(greatly increased), It's possible to buy this herb in bulk at most grocery stores, it's an orange powdery ground root. It's relaxing and has an interesting effect on dreams, and is very healthy and mind clearing. check it out

[OpheliaBlue]

Mmmmmmmmmm, tumeric........it's what puts the yellow in mustard and curry powder...also known to the culinary artists as "poor man's saffron". Hehe, I love the stuff.

Anyway, I never would have thought to try that for LDs, but you peaked my interest. So you just make a tea out of it eh? Don't spill it, that stuff will stain like a bad boy!

[LewisM]

How do you make a tea out of it?

OpheliaBlue: did you learn the name for tumeric used by culinary artists from the tv show Iron Chef? That seems like such an Iron Chef thing to say...

[sephiroth clock]

to make the tea add about about half a teaspoon of the powder into hot water and mix it up, a lot of the powder falls to the bottom so you might want to mix it every once and awhile for more of it- try it out and talk to me...

[Placebo]

Interesting... I'd love it to work, of course.
If anyone else finds it works for them too, can you let us know?
I'm not in a position to try it right now... lets just say that so far all the stuff I've tried has worsened things, not helped.

[Scwigglie]

Originally posted by Placebo
Interesting... I'd love it to work, of course.
If anyone else finds it works for them too, can you let us know?
I'm not in a position to try it right now... lets just say that so far all the stuff I've tried has worsened things, not helped.

Same here!

Maybe it just means you're more natural at it than you think?

[OpheliaBlue]

Originally posted by LewisM
OpheliaBlue: did you learn the name for tumeric used by culinary artists from the tv show Iron Chef? That seems like such an Iron Chef thing to say...

Hahaha, no, I actually learned about it in culinary school. But you're right, it does sound Iron Cheffy.

"And I, Chef Ophelia, shall use today's secret ingredient, TUMERIC, in an indian/japanese fusion and shall attempt 16 courses. The first course: tumeric banana fois gras sushi pasta with caviar quail egg sauce...etc."

Or something like that .

[Zaphod]

Speaking of LD inducing spices, I just had an LD last night and wanted to increase my lucidity in it. Some guy pulled out a bottle of what he said was "rosemary and thyme" and told me it would help. I ate it, and I became quite lucid (and also kinda high at the same time).

I don't think I'll actually try this in reality though.. I think my subconscious just chose rosemary and thyme because it's part of the song "Scarborough Fair" by Simon and Garfunkel (I'm not sure if they're the original artists for it). But if anyone else wants to try, go ahead!

[OpheliaBlue]

Originally posted by Zaphod
I don't think I'll actually try this in reality though.. I think my subconscious just chose rosemary and thyme because it's part of the song \"Scarborough Fair\" by Simon and Garfunkel (I'm not sure if they're the original artists for it). *But if anyone else wants to try, go ahead! *

They didn't write it, but they wrote the Canticle that is sung with it on their album. Anyway, who cares because Paul Simon= 8)

[Zaphod]

Originally posted by OpheliaBlue
They didn't write it, but they wrote the Canticle that is sung with it on their album. Anyway, who cares because Paul Simon=(err.. the smilies won't copy and paste )

Ahh, okay. And yes, Paul Simon is frickin' awesome.

[Howie]

Turmeric

* Medicinal Action and Uses

---Synonyms---Curcuma. Curcuma rotunda (LINN.). Amomum curcuma (Jacq.).
---Part Used---Dried rhizome.
---Habitat---Southern Asia. Cultivated in China, Bengal and Java.


---Description---A perennial plant with roots or tubers oblong, palmate, and deep orange inside; root-leaves about 2 feet long, lanceolate, long, petioled, tapering at each end, smooth, of a uniform green; petioles sheathing spike, erect, central, oblong, green; flowers dull yellow, three or five together surrounded by bracteolae. It is propagated by cuttings from the root, which when dry is in curved cylindrical or oblong tubers 2 or 3 inches in length, and an inch in diameter, pointed or tapering at one end, yellowish externally, with transverse, parallel rings internally deep orange or reddish brown, marked with shining points, dense, solid, short, granular fracture, forming a lemon yellow powder. It has a peculiar fragrant odour and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste, like ginger, exciting warmth in the mouth and colouring the saliva yellow. It yields its properties to water or alcohol.



---Constituents---An acrid, volatile oil, brown colouring matter, gum, starch, chloride of calcium, woody fibre and a yellowish colouring matter named curcumin; this is obtained by digesting tumeric in boiling alcohol, filtering and evaporating the solution to dryness, the residue being digested in ether, filtered and evaporated.

---Medicinal Action and Uses---Tumeric is a mild aromatic stimulant seldom used in medicine except as a colouring. It was once a cure for jaundice. Its chief use is in the manufacture of curry powders. It is also used as an adulterant of mustard and a substitute for it and forms one of the ingredients of many cattle condiments. Tincture of Turmeric is used as a colouring agent, but the odour is fugitive. It dyes a rich yellow. Turmeric paper is prepared by soaking unglazed white paper in the tincture and then drying. Used as a test for alkaloids and boric acid.

[sephiroth clock]

thx for the info howetzer! very detailed!

[irishcream]

Originally posted by sephiroth clock
to make the tea add about about half a teaspoon of the powder into hot water and mix it up, a lot of the powder falls to the bottom so you might want to mix it every once and awhile for more of it- try it out and talk to me...

can you sweeten it? what does it taste like?

[sephiroth clock]

it's incredibly bitter, you can put sugar in it if you like, but I like it bitter. It has an odd unique taste to it. Try it either way and see what you enjoy. I just swallow it with water sometimes, but thats intense. Its really really healthy and sharpens your mind. Check it out online. Check it out!

[Leo Volont]

The benefits of Tumeric may simply be in the color. Certain people may enjoy more yellow in their aura and so they respond favorably to tumeric.

Anyway, the teas may be unnecessary as long as you can have a turkey sandwiche with MUSTARD before going to bed.

[irishcream]

okay, i'm going to try all three: sweetened and unsweetened turmeric tea, and the turkey and mustard sandwich. Not all at once, you understand...

[Tornado Joe]

LewisM wrote:
OpheliaBlue: did you learn the name for tumeric used by culinary artists from the tv show Iron Chef? That seems like such an Iron Chef thing to say...

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Hahaha, no, I actually learned about it in culinary school. But you're right, it does sound Iron Cheffy[/b]

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Squizon! <--Iron Chef reference?

okay, i'm going to try all three: sweetened and unsweetened turmeric tea, and the turkey and mustard sandwich. Not all at once, you understand...[/b]

Irishcream, you care for any fries with that? err....... sorry..... "Chips"?

Well, I don't know if I'll try this particular herb/root whatever, but I certainly did learn some interesting facts about mustard! Heck, I'm sure to be wowing someone at the next baseball game!

[irishcream]

okay, i'm going to try all three: sweetened and unsweetened turmeric tea, and the turkey and mustard sandwich. Not all at once, you understand...

Irishcream, you care for any fries with that? err....... sorry..... \"Chips\"?

[/quote]

hell, why not, it's all part of the xperience...

[sephiroth clock]

great man, write back if you notice anything afterwards

[Auxin]

Originally posted by Leo Volont+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Leo Volont)</div>

There is a biochemical basis for its benefits. In short its main actions are to prevent cancer, destroy nitrosamines which would otherwise damage tissue and DNA, its an antiinflammatory, and can help an upset stomach. In more detail:
CURCUMIN Rhizome 9 - 38,888 ppm 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor; 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor; Antiadenomacarcinogenic 50-200 mg/kg ipr rat; Antiaflatoxin; Antiaggregant; Antiangiogenic; Antiarachidonate; Antiarthritic; Antiasthmatic; Antiatherosclerotic 0.4-20 mg/kg/day; Antibacterial; Antibronchitic; Anticancer (Breast); Anticancer (Colon); Anticancer (Duodenum); Anticancer (Mammary) 50-200 mg/kg ipr rat; Anticancer (Skin); Anticataract 75 mg/kg orl rat; Anticholecystosic; Anticolitic; AntiCrohn's; AntiEBV IC50=5.4 uM; Antieczemic; Antiedemic ED50=100.2 mg/kg orl mus (cf 78 for cortisone) ED50=48 mg/kg orl rat (cf 45 for cortisone) ED50=48 mg/kg orl rat (cf 48 for phenylbutazone); Antihepatotic; AntiHIV IC50=40 uM; Antiinflammatory 1 uM 1,200 mg/man/day; Antiintegrase 40-150 uM; Antiischemic; Antileukemic; Antileukotriene; Antilithic 0.5% diet; Antilymphomic 0.4 mg/ml 4 ug/ml; Antimelanomic 200 nM/kg orl mus; Antimetastatic; Antimutagenic; Antinitrosaminic; Antioxidant 1/3 BHA IC50=500 uM; Antiperoxidant; Antiprostaglandin 8.8 uM; Antipsoriatic; Antispasmodic; Antithrombotic; Antithromboxane; Antitumor (Colon); Antitumor-Promoter IC91=10 uM; Antiulcer orl rat; Antiviral IC50=5.4 uM; Apoptotic 2,000 ppm (diet) orl rat; Cancer-Preventive; Cardiodepressant; Chelator IC50=500 uM Iron; Cholagogue; Choleretic; COX-2-Inhibitor 10 uM/; Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor; Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor; Cytotoxic 0.4-4 mg/ml IC50=1 ug/ml; Deodorant; Detoxicant; Dye; Fibrinolytic; Fungicide; Hepatoprotective 30 mg/kg/day 30 ppm; Hypocholesterolemic 0.15% diet 7 wks; Hypolipidemic; Hypotensive; Immunostimulant 40 mg/kg/5 wk orl rat; Litholytic 0.5% diet; Metal-Chelator; Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor; Pesticide; Phototoxic; Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 0.2% diet rat; Protease-Inhibitor IC50=11-250 uM; Protein-Kinase-Inhibitor; Pulmonoprotective 200 mg/kg/7 d; Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 3.4 uM; Ulcerogenic orl rat
AR-TURMERONE Rhizome 5,800 ppm; Antihemorrhagic; Antiinflammatory; Antilymphocytic; Antiophidic; Antitumor; Insectifuge; Pesticide
CURDIONE Essential Oil 11,900 ppm; Anticancer (Cervix); Antileukopenic; Antisarcomic; Antitumor; AntiX-Radiation
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Don't spill it, that stuff will stain like a bad boy!

The coloring principal (curcumin) is soluable in alcohol and ammonia. Ammonia will turn it red, it can be turned yellow again with vinegar.

[LucidAlex]

Originally Posted by sephiroth

When my dad went to Japan for a research presentation, he brought back a root called tumeric. In Okinawa where people have the greatest life expectancy, people mix this root in their tea and drink it all the time over there. I started using some after my dad brought it back and I've noticed that my dream imagery/vividness has greatly increased along with my REM periods and dream recall <--(greatly increased), It's possible to buy this herb in bulk at most grocery stores, it's an orange powdery ground root. It's relaxing and has an interesting effect on dreams, and is very healthy and mind clearing. check it out
[/b]

The perfect Lucid Dreaming combination... Taking Vitamin B6 with Turmeric Tea while preforming reality checks at 4 in the morning!

[SKA]

I have tried Tumeric Tea only once and experinced positive results. Too bad was that the dream I had that night could have just been a good, clear, vivid dream occuring naturally, unrelated to the Tumeric.
Í'm gunna have to try doing it again a couple of times to find out if there is a defenite difference in dreams or not when I drink Tumeric Tea before bedtime.

BTW aren't there more nams for Tumeric? Here in my Kitchen I have a tin can of it from the Brand ''Rajah'' on which it's called ''Haldi; ground Turmeric''

So anyone else here interrested in doing some experimentation with Turmeric Tea before bedtime? We can do it simultaniously and post the results here to get an idea of it's potency.

[PenguinLord13]

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Mmmmmmmmmm, tumeric........it's what puts the yellow in mustard and curry powder...also known to the culinary artists as "poor man's saffron". Hehe, I love the stuff.
Anyway, I never would have thought to try that for LDs, but you peaked my interest. So you just make a tea out of it eh? Don't spill it, that stuff will stain like a bad boy!
[/b]

Me neither, that's a really interesting idea. I have used it in plenty of dishes, but I never would have though to have it as tea. I will try this, as if it can help me dream better and be good for me it is worth it. I am absolutely desperate to end my dry spell, so I will try almost anything that won't cost me lots of money and isn't some weird drug I have to smoke (I doubt my parents would approve, as interesting as some of those herbs sound).

[LucidAlex]

Originally Posted by sephiroth

to make the tea add about about half a teaspoon of the powder into hot water and mix it up, a lot of the powder falls to the bottom so you might want to mix it every once and awhile for more of it- try it out and talk to me...
[/b]

I found that half a teaspoon made it very very bitter... Maybe a quarter of a teaspoon would work?
Will try it out tonight

=Alex=

Originally Posted by sephiroth

I have tried Tumeric Tea only once and experinced positive results. Too bad was that the dream I had that night could have just been a good, clear, vivid dream occuring naturally, unrelated to the Tumeric.
Í'm gunna have to try doing it again a couple of times to find out if there is a defenite difference in dreams or not when I drink Tumeric Tea before bedtime.

BTW aren't there more nams for Tumeric? Here in my Kitchen I have a tin can of it from the Brand ''Rajah'' on which it's called ''Haldi; ground Turmeric''

So anyone else here interrested in doing some experimentation with Turmeric Tea before bedtime? We can do it simultaniously and post the results here to get an idea of it's potency.
[/b]

I can test it out every night.
Be back with my results tommorow.

=Alex=

[Adepticus]

Sounds interesting. The grocery store down the street from me has a decent sized section of fresh herbs from local farms. I'll have to look for the tumeric and give it a shot. I'd love to end my dry spell soon.