Category Archives: Curcumin
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Health Benefits of Black Pepper and Turmeric
Health benefits of any food or herb is based on its key active ingredients. Piperine is the key chemical in black pepper. It is similar to capsaicin a chemical in chili and offers many health benefits. Curcumin which is a … Continue reading
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Turmeric Found More Effective Than Phenylbutazone
Curcumin reduces acute pain and inflammation better than NSAID phenylbutazone (5)The anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin was evaluated in a group of patients who underwent surgery or suffered from trauma. A double-blind controlled-trial in which three groups received curcumin (400 mg/day), … Continue reading
Veterinary nutraceutical medicine – Curcumin
Curcumin, the yellow pigment of Curcuma longa (turmeric), is one of nature’s most potent anti-inflammatory agents. Turmeric and its derivatives have a great deal of pharmacological activity (4). Although a number of components have exerted activity, curcumin is the most … Continue reading
Chemical composition of essential oils of Turmeric
Chemical Composition of Turmeric The essential oils of leaves, flowers, rhizomes and roots of turmeric (Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae) were analysed by GC-MS. The major constituent of flower oil was p-cymene -8-ol (26%) while leaf oil was dominated by α-phellandrene … Continue reading
Chemical Composition and Product Quality Control of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Detailed composition Turmeric Abstract: Chemical constituents of various tissues of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) have been extensively investigated. To date, at least 235 compounds, primarily phenolic compounds and terpenoids have been identified from the species, including 22 diarylheptanoids and … Continue reading
How to Improve BioAvailability of Turmeric
How to Improve Bioavailability of Turmeric? From Turmeric for Health Turmeric is scientifically called Curcuma longa. It is a rhizome, kind of herb of the ginger family. Turmeric is bitter in taste with a slight evocative fragrance of orange and ginger. … Continue reading
Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers.
Abstract The medicinal properties of curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa L. cannot be utilised because of poor bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and intestinal wall. In this study, the effect of combining piperine, a known inhibitor … Continue reading
Recent Developments in Delivery, Bioavailability, Absorption and Metabolism of Curcumin: the Golden Pigment from Golden Spice
Abstract Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a yellow pigment present in the spice turmeric (Curcuma longa) that has been associated with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, and antibacterial activities as indicated by over 6,000 citations. In addition, over one hundred clinical studies have … Continue reading
Combined resveratrol and curcumin for Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism
Combined resveratrol and curcumin for Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism Resveratrol is a compound derived from Japanese knotweed, and curcumin is derived from the popular curry spice turmeric. Both are well known for their antioxidant qualities. However, newer research shows that taking them … Continue reading