Here is a link to a very recent review on the therapeutic values of curcumin/turmeric.
www.springerlink.com/content/18n558v11ru33516/
Most of us are aware of these benefits and of course have been using turmeric as a food additive for ages.
Here is a dramatic announcement by Divya Gandhi in today's issue of the Hindu online.
www.thehindu.com/health/article520903.ece?homepage=true
It is dramatically captioned as well, 'Turmeric, a recipe for trouble too?'
In my opinion, Ms Gandhi is reading too much into the doubtlessly interesting research findings.
Think of the following:
The IISc findings do not negate or question the therapeutic values of turmeric in its anti ageing and anti cancer properties.
They only point out that salmonella thrive, if fed turmeric.
Salmonella would most probably thrive equally vigorously if fed any number of other food components and nutrients.
In India, when a person is having fever and is diagnosed with bacterial infections, feeding the person is rationed substantially.
In suspected enteric infections, diets are indeed very carefully controlled.
No alarm bells need ring. We shall thank the IISc scientists for the additional data on typhoid bacteria and on turmeric and go about our ways.