Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

Curcumin Longa: A Journey from Kitchen to Lab

Peshal Patel, Hetvi Patel, Hiren Patel

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 Nutraceutical is a food or à food ingredient that provides medical and health benefits. Polyphenols play an important role in the maintenance of health and prevention of diseases. Among polyphenols, the most widely used substance Curcumin. Curcumin derived from the herbal remedy and dietary spice turmeric. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is an orange–yellow component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice often found in curry powder. Traditionally known for its anti–inflammatory effects, C. longa has a long history of the curative use in the Ayurvedic and Chinese systems of medicine.  It has proven properties like anti–inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, immunostimulant, antiseptic, and antimutagenic. Due to these properties, it is quite useful in dentistry as well. It has a role in the treatment of periodontal diseases and oral cancers. Turmeric can also be used as a pit and fissure sealant, mouth wash, and subgingival irrigant in different preparations. It can also be used as a component in local drug delivery system in gel form.

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Peshal Patel, Hetvi Patel, Hiren Patel, Curcumin Longa: A Journey from Kitchen to Lab, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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