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Curcumin

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Curcumin

 

Curcumin is a compound found in turmeric and give turmeric its distinctive yellow colour.

Curcumin has been shown to exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer activities.

Curcumin has been investigated in the treatment of various diseases including diabetes, allergies, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease.

Curcumin thus has been shown to alter the regulation of

Transcription factors

Growth factors

Inflammatory kinases

Protein kinases

 

References

1.    Curcumin: the Indian solid gold.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17569205

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CategoryAlternative and Complementary Therapy

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