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SAFETYTurmeric may interact with blood thinners and diabetes medications; ask a doctor if you take either regularly.
Curcumin killed Streptococcus bacteria in lab tests, a common cause of pharyngitis.
A curcumin-based throat treatment reduced pharyngeal inflammation in a small clinical trial.
COMMUNITY SENTIMENT
65% positive
“The haldi (turmeric) reduces inflammation and the black pepper increases the bioavailability of the cucurmin in the turmeric, so those additions are actually contributing a lot to this drink. In India it’s called haldi ka doodh and it’s often given to kids (or anybody) when they are feeling sick.”
U/VANILLAMASALA ↗“You really don’t need that much at all. But yep, fat and black pepper both increase the bioavailability of the compounds that reduce inflammation so a lot of times I cook it all up with a touch of coconut oil and then blend it all, but using milk with any fat in it should be fine too as far as I know”
U/VANILLAMASALA ↗“I drink golden milk even when I'm not sick. I don't know that about the black pepper, I'll have to try that out.”
U/DREGAN ↗COMMENTS
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