[amriksohata]

Its not meaningless because the Ayurvedic scriptures are much older and the original scriptures that mention it first.

This is very important to note and to try and understand why it is so.

The use of turmeric dates back nearly 4000 years to the Vedic culture in India, where it was used as a culinary spice and had some religious significance. It probably reached China by 700 ad, East Africa by 800 ad, West Africa by 1200 ad, and Jamaica in the eighteenth century.

[unsupp0rted]

2000 years, 4000 years… humans make up things and as long as they’re not visibly and instantly harmful they persist.

If it turns out matzah ball soup prevents Alzheimer’s then millions of Jewish mothers will say “see! Our people knew it all along”, but it would be pure coincidence.

[amriksohata]

It's not coincidence if there is science behind it and proven to be dated to vedic times. This is really important as there could be other things in the scriptures that are worth noting. Any good researcher wouldn't wash that off.