Curcumin and analogues: chemical and biological aspects
M. P. Pereira, Claudio / Silveira Pacheco, Bruna / Carapina da Silva, Caroline
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a plant of the ginger family constituted of many interesting compounds, including curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin. The powder extracted from the rhizomes of this plant is a part of the domestic routine in India and China as a food-coloring, preservative agent as well as in the medicinal system known as Ayurveda ("Science of Life") for its actions against a number of ailments. Curcumin has more ...