More about turmeric's good effects on health:
Does a New Pill Contain the Fountain of Youth?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1415743/posts
"Protandim may seem to have incredible potential, but its roots are actually very humble.
It is a combination of five plant ingredients. Two of them are pretty commonplace -- green tea and turmeric, a spice used in Indian cooking. The others, among them withania somnifera, and silybum marianum, are more exotic. "
And from post 49 in that thread (posted by Coleus):
http://www.protandim.com/about-protandim.htm
thanks..
I've read that curcumin can be used to prevent melanoma.