Over 10 years or so, I have been eating turmeric everyday. Turmeric is a sort of mandatory spices in my culture. We don't eat our curry which is white and colorless. If I get a cold, I would just boil a root of turmeric and make a chatni (google the term) out of it to have it with lunch or dinner. Turmeric chatni is very tasty as well. If you have inflammation or fracture, mix the turmeric powder with boiled milk and drink it for some days. You will see a tremendous results. It is just the way I grew up. Now I am more grown up and can see the science behind it.