Turmeric Q&A

Those with liver problems should consult a physician before use.
We reccomend taking time and care to do your own research on turmeric and zedoary; their possible uses and risks. The Yamano family takes great pride in growing healthy, robust crops and offering them to customers in the purest form that can be attained. We offer a superior quality product by managing the entire process from selecting and saving seed to milling dried rhizomes and pressing tablets. We depend on our valued customers to discover for themselves how to best include our products into their daily life.

The lack of good research available on this topic could discouage use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Please consult your family doctor.
(I will comment that my wife continued taking zedoary throughout childbearing, in reduced doses).

Once you become accostomed to the bitterness of zedoary, drinking it starts to give a fresh, envigorating feeling.
However, for those who find the bitterness unbearable, tablet form is also available.
Packing your own capsules is another alternative.
Although zedoary is sometimes marketed as a medicine, we think of it first as a food. Try using zedoary to spice-up all different kinds your favorite recipes!
In line with tradition, Yakushima people most commonly take zedoary alone with water.
Even young children can develop a taste for it!
　
This clip features little Ms. Yamano at 2 years and 3 months old. By  that
time she was already well-accostomed to drinking zedoary, having 
started with small amounts from an even younger age.
She says "oishii." In English: "Delicious."

Issues are rare, but we encourage you to consult your physician.

Powder:
Take 1/2 teaspoon
three times daily with water, preferably after meals.
For intensive use: Take 1 teaspoon three times daily.
Best results are obtained with continued use.

Tablets:
Take 5 tablets
three times daily with water, preferably after meals.
For intensive use: Take 10 tablets three times daily.
Best results are obtained with continual use.

At one time, zedoary became so popular that it was unavailable on the island and prices skyrocketed.
Around that time, we rapidly increased our planting area.
As a result, we are now able to deliver products at more affordable prices.
Although most farmers do not use pesticides, they use chemical fertilizers.
Ours is chemical-free.
After all, it is harvested from our own fields :)
There is no denying it and we are confident that it is the best.

Raw materials are stored at low temperature.
Although we are still learning, we continue to strive for supreme quality.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

粉末には添加物は入っていません。素材そのもの１００％です。
どうぞ安心してお召し上がり下さい。

主人が飲んでいますが，種類によって色や味に違いがありますか？

茶褐色のものより灰色っぽい方が鮮度や質の良さを表していると考えています。
どちらかというと生のガジュツに近い色ですよね！？

製法や熱の加え方、保管方法でも大分違ってくると思います。

ガジュツの種類もいくつかあります。
昔から代々、屋久島でつくられているもの。南の方で改良されたものなどです。
それを知らずに売っているショップもあります。
味は全然違いますよ。
改良されたものは、清涼感が強すぎという感じです。

一般的な栽培では化学肥料を使用します。残念ですが屋久島でも除草剤を使う農家もあります。
化学物質も微生物が分解した後、作物が吸収するので化学的に大差はないと思います。
しかし弊社の栽培は、化学的なものを徹底的に省いています。
有機肥料も、成長ホルモン剤や抗生物質を食べていない鶏の糞を
高温発酵させたものを使用しています。
その様な自然な環境だからこそ、チカラのあるガジュツやウコンに育つと信じています。

粒にするのに最低限必要な添加物になります。
成分を重視される方はピュアな粉末をお選び下さい。