| abstract |
The invention relates to the field of Chinese medicinal herb processing and biological fermentation, and especially relates to a fermentation method of a Chinese medicinal herb: turmeric, and the use of the method in removing the bitter taste of turmeric. Turmeric has wide pharmacological activities which are dependent on the special bitter taste; therefore, the application of turmeric is limited. The method provided by the invention is characterized in that lactic acid bacteria is used as a fermentation strain and rice bran, wheat bran, cane sugar and the like are added to the fermentation strain to ferment the Chinese medicinal herb turmeric, thereby removing the bitter taste of the turmeric which causes disturbance of food intake without reducing the pharmaceutical effect of the turmeric. The method is used for making the turmeric easy to eat; and the fermentation products of the turmeric and other bitter-taste Chinese medicinal herbs obtained by the method can be used for preparing corresponding drugs and health care products, or used for other purposes. |