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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Parul Institute of Pharmacy,
Limda-391 760, Vadodara, Gujarat, IN
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Parul Institute of Pharmacy and Research, Limda-391 760, Vadodara, Gujarat, IN
Source
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol 5, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 59-68
Abstract
Curcuma longa commonly known as turmeric is a well-known indigenous herbal medicine traditionally used as a spice in Indian food. Turmeric is used in India for thousands of years as a major part of Ayurvedic medicine. It was first used as a dye and then later for its possible medicinal properties. Turmeric is traditionally used as a spice and coloring in foods due to curcuminoids curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bis-demethoxycurcumin as important chemical constituents. Curcuma longa shows wide ran biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antiseptic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective and digestive activities. This Review expresses the development of Curcuma long from a traditional spice to a modern application in the present period.
Keywords
Curcuma longa, Turmeric, Curcumin, Ayurvedic Medicine, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidants, Anticancer, Antimicrobial Activity.
