Curcumin, the active substance of turmeric: its effects on health and ways to improve its bioavailability

ME Abd El‐Hack, MT El‐Saadony… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a spice utilized widely in India, China, and Southeast Asia as
an aromatic stimulant, a food preservative, and coloring material. The commonly used …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin, a natural antimicrobial agent with strain-specific activity

A Adamczak, M Ożarowski, TM Karpiński - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, a principal bioactive substance of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), is reported as a
strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral agent. However …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications and bioavailability of curcumin—An updated overview

SI Sohn, A Priya, B Balasubramaniam… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, a yellow-colored molecule derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been
identified as the bioactive compound responsible for numerous pharmacological activities of …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial potential of curcumin: therapeutic potential and challenges to clinical applications

Y Hussain, W Alam, H Ullah, M Dacrema, M Daglia… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a bioactive compound that is extracted from Curcuma longa and that is known
for its antimicrobial properties. Curcuminoids are the main constituents of curcumin that …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin nanoparticles as promising therapeutic agents for drug targets

H Chopra, PS Dey, D Das, T Bhattacharya, M Shah… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcuma longa is very well-known medicinal plant not only in the Asian hemisphere but also
known across the globe for its therapeutic and medicinal benefits. The active moiety of …

[HTML][HTML] The use of plant extracts and their phytochemicals for control of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins

R Makhuvele, K Naidu, S Gbashi, VC Thipe, OA Adebo… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Mycotoxins present a great concern to food safety and security due to their adverse health
and socio-economic impacts. The necessity to formulate novel strategies that can mitigate …

Potential therapeutic effects of curcumin coated silver nanoparticle in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major in-vitro and in a murine model

A Badirzadeh, M Alipour, M Najm, A Vosoogh… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Leishmaniasis is a destructive protozoan parasitic and vector-borne infection
characterized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that is currently endemic in more than …

The Golden Spice for Life: Turmeric with the Pharmacological Benefits of Curcuminoids Components, Including Curcumin, Bisdemethoxycurcumin, and …

MH Shahrajabian, W Sun - Current organic synthesis, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, is a
perennial rhizomatous plant of tropical and subtropical regions. The three major chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive effects of curcumin in human immunodeficiency virus infection along with the most effective isolation techniques and type of nanoformulations

M Butnariu, C Quispe, N Koirala, S Khadka… - International Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with
African countries being the worst affected by this deadly virus. Curcumin (CUR) is a …