A soft pastille comprising: • turmeric extract in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one gelling agent in an amount ranging from 5 wt. % to 40 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one plasticizer in an amount ranging from 30 wt. % to 70 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one sweetener in an amount ranging from 0.05 wt. % to 10 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one releasing agent in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 30 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one preservative in an amount ranging from 0.05 wt. % to 2 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one flavouring agent in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt. % to 5 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • water in an amount of ranging from 5 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the mass of the pastille, and • optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the ratio of the gelling agent to the plasticizer is in a range of 1:2.5 to 1:3.3, further wherein: the gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, agar, algin, carrageenan, guar gum, gum arabic, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, locust bean gum, pectin, and xanthan gum and mixtures thereof; the plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerine, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; the sweetener is selected from the group consisting of stevia, aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, sucrose, dextrose, lactose and mixtures thereof; the releasing agent is selected from the group consisting of lecithin, oil, starch and mixtures thereof; the preservative is selected from the group consisting of methyl paraben, propyl paraben, sodium methyl paraben, sodium propyl paraben, grape fruit seed extract, sodium benzoate and mixtures thereof; the flavouring agent is selected from the group consisting of menthol, vanillin, spearmint, peppermint, lemon, mint, strawberry, banana, pineapple, orange, raspberry, eucalyptol, fennel, cinnamon and mixtures thereof, the turmeric extract comprises 5 wt. % to 93 wt. % of curcuminoids, 5 to 30 wt. % of turmeric oil, and 1 to 10 wt. % of polysaccharides, wherein the curcuminoids comprise 83 to 95 wt. % of curcumin, 2 to 7 wt. % of desmethoxycurcumin and 1 to 3 wt. % of bis-desmethoxycurcumin. • turmeric extract in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one gelling agent in an amount ranging from 5 wt. % to 40 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one plasticizer in an amount ranging from 30 wt. % to 70 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one sweetener in an amount ranging from 0.05 wt. % to 10 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one releasing agent in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 30 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one preservative in an amount ranging from 0.05 wt. % to 2 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • at least one flavouring agent in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt. % to 5 wt. % of the mass of the pastille; • water in an amount of ranging from 5 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the mass of the pastille, and • optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, the gelling agent is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, agar, algin, carrageenan, guar gum, gum arabic, gum ghatti, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, locust bean gum, pectin, and xanthan gum and mixtures thereof; the plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerine, sorbitol and mixtures thereof; the sweetener is selected from the group consisting of stevia, aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, sucrose, dextrose, lactose and mixtures thereof; the releasing agent is selected from the group consisting of lecithin, oil, starch and mixtures thereof; the preservative is selected from the group consisting of methyl paraben, propyl paraben, sodium methyl paraben, sodium propyl paraben, grape fruit seed extract, sodium benzoate and mixtures thereof; the flavouring agent is selected from the group consisting of menthol, vanillin, spearmint, peppermint, lemon, mint, strawberry, banana, pineapple, orange, raspberry, eucalyptol, fennel, cinnamon and mixtures thereof, the turmeric extract comprises 5 wt. % to 93 wt. % of curcuminoids, 5 to 30 wt. % of turmeric oil, and 1 to 10 wt. % of polysaccharides, wherein the curcuminoids comprise 83 to 95 wt. % of curcumin, 2 to 7 wt. % of desmethoxycurcumin and 1 to 3 wt. % of bis-desmethoxycurcumin.