There has been a great deal of research on turmeric's anti-cancer properties, but results are still very preliminary. Evidence from test tube and animal studies suggests that curcumin may help prevent or treat several types of cancers, including prostate, breast, skin, and colon cancer.
Vigorous coughing is one possible reason for burst eye capillaries. Photo Credit Thinkstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images. When a capillary in the white part of the eye bursts -- called a subconjunctival hemorrhage -- the appearance of blood can be rather dramatic and alarming. Often, there is no history of trauma to the eye -- the blood simply appears spontaneously.
However, the broken capillaries in the eyes can also be a sign of a problem to which we must pay due attention, such as conjunctivitis, diabetes, glaucoma or eye infections. Even the use of some drugs, such as aspirin or certain supplements, such as ginseng, can also cause this discomfort.