Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 273-290
Curcumin: A Review for Health Benefits
Surbhi Rathore1, Mohammad Mukim1, Pratishtha Sharma, Siwani Devi1, Jagdish Chandra Nagar1, Mohammad Khalid2
1Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India- 324003
2Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharaj, Riyad, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Corresponding Author: Surbhi Rathore
ABSTRACT
Curcuma longa (Turmeric) is a popular and widely used Indian rhizomatous medicinal plant from the family Zingiberaceae. Curcumin, Demethoxycurcumin (DMC), and Bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) are the constituents of the turmeric and are collectively known as curcuminoids. Curcumin (1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) or Diferuloylmethane is well-known for its different biological activities such as Anti-inflammatory, Anti-viral, Anti-oxidant, Anti-cancer, Anti-bacterial, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-arthritis, Anti-diabetic, Anti-venom, Anti-obesity, Wound-healing, in depression and anxiety and other activities. Various clinical trials and their observations regarding these activities have been discussed here. Curcumin is a tautomeric compound existing in enolic form in organic solvents and as a keto form in water. This review article summarizes a various role and activity of Curcumin.
Keywords: Curcuma longa, Curcuminoids, Curcumin, Anti-cancer, Anti-asthmatic.
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