TY - CHAP
T1 - Curcumin
T2 - The Indian solid gold
AU - Aggarwal, Bharat B.
AU - Sundaram, Chitra
AU - Malani, Nikita
AU - Ichikawa, Haruyo
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Turmeric, derived from the plant Curcuma longa, is a gold-colored spice commonly used in the Indian subcontinent, not only for health care but also for the preservation of food and as a yellow dye for textiles. Curcumin, which gives the yellow color to turmeric, was first isolated almost two centuries ago, and its structure as diferuloylmethane was determined in 1910. Since the time of Ayurveda (1900 bc) numerous therapeutic activities have been assigned to turmeric for a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including those of the skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems, aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver disorders.
AB - Turmeric, derived from the plant Curcuma longa, is a gold-colored spice commonly used in the Indian subcontinent, not only for health care but also for the preservation of food and as a yellow dye for textiles. Curcumin, which gives the yellow color to turmeric, was first isolated almost two centuries ago, and its structure as diferuloylmethane was determined in 1910. Since the time of Ayurveda (1900 bc) numerous therapeutic activities have been assigned to turmeric for a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including those of the skin, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems, aches, pains, wounds, sprains, and liver disorders.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-46401-5_1
DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-46401-5_1
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 17569205
AN - SCOPUS:84934444192
SN - 9780387464008
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 1
EP - 75
BT - The Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Curcumin in Health and Disease
PB - Springer New York LLC
ER -