Turmeric as good as medicine for indigestion?

Research indicates that turmeric might be as effective at treating a recurrent upset tummy of no known cause, as a drug regularly used to decrease excess stomach acid. — Filepic

A natural compound found in the culinary spice turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole – a drug used to curb excess stomach acid – for treating indigestion symptoms, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Turmeric is derived from the root of the Curcuma longa plant.