Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and its constituent, curcumin, have been used for their
therapeutic properties for a long time. Most of the medicinal impacts of turmeric and …

Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Although much has been published about curcumin, which is obtained from turmeric,
comparatively little is known about turmeric itself. Turmeric, a golden spice obtained from the …

Despite significant advances in treatment modalities over the last decade, neither the
incidence of the disease nor the mortality due to cancer has altered in the last thirty years …

Natural plant products have been used throughout human history for various purposes.
Having co-evolved with animal life, many of the plants from which these natural products are …

Curcuma longa is a rhizomatous perennial herb that belongs to the family Zingiberaceae,
native to South Asia and is commonly known as turmeric. It is used as herbal remedy due to …

Cisplatin is used as chemotherapeutic drug for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
However, OSCC cells develop resistance following long-term cisplatin exposure. Resistance …

Scope The incidence of cancer is significantly lower in regions where turmeric is heavily
consumed. Whether lower cancer incidence is due to turmeric was investigated by …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States
after cancers of the lung and the breast and/or prostate. Whereas the incidence of CRC in …

Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) and activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a major transcription factor
which regulates many biological and pathological processes such as inflammation and cell …