Would have rather posted this to a neutropic sub, but we don’t have one on the Lemmyverse, but loosely related
There is no scientific evidence that curcumin reduces inflammation, as of 2020.[10][11][45] There is weak evidence that turmeric extracts may be beneficial for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis,[46] as well as for reducing pain and muscle damage following physical exercise
I really want to grow tumeric. Did you just plant some you bought at the store? I’ve done it with ginger in the past with good success.
That does work, but until the shoot comes up you don’t have a good way to track the progress. Another way is to place the turmeric in a Ziploc bag surrounded wrapped with a moist paper towel or mixed with a bit of soil, and plant it once you can see the shoot and roots developing. I don’t remember what I did, but I think that for my current plant I just placed the turmeric root directly into the soil.