The microscopic and macroscopic characters of the rhizome of Curcuma domestica Val. were studied. The behavior of the powdered drug in the presence of various chemicals was also studied. Preliminary phytochemical screening on the various extracts of the rhizome was done in order to ascertain the various chemical constituents present. These studies were carried out to identify this plant for fut...

An exploration we carried out for isolating nitric oxide (NO) inhibitors from the rhizomes of Curcuma phaeocaulis afforded one new salvialane-type sesquiterpene, phasalvione (1), two novel nor-sesquiterpenes, phaeocaudione (2) and phaeocauone (3), one aromatic acid 3-methyl-4-(3-oxo-butyl)-benzoic acid (4), two γ-elemene-type sesquiterpenes, 8β(H)-elema-1,3,7(11)-trien-8,12-lactam (5) and 8β-me...

BACKGROUND Various modalities of treatments are available for gingival disease, but there are adverse effects of these conventional compounds. This led to the search of natural products which are highly beneficial and biocompatible. Turmeric is one such novel product obtained from plants, known for its varied medicinal value. In dentistry, it plays a role treating gingival and periodontal disea...

Curcuma zedoaria also known as Temu putih is traditionally used in food preparations and treatment of various ailments including cancer. The cytotoxic activity of hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and the methanol-soxhlet extracts of Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes was tested on two human cancer cell lines (Ca Ski and MCF-7) and a noncancer cell line (HUVEC) using MTT assay. Investiga...

1. TVES’s Hon’ble Loksevak Madhukarrao Chaudhari, College of Pharmacy, Faizpur , Tq: Yawal, Dist: Jalgaon. Pin:425503 Abstract The wound healing effect of herbal cream formulated with Curcuma longa, and Cynodon dactylon embedded in different ointment bases (anionic, cationic and non-ionic) has been evaluated in vivo using the incision, excision and dead space tissue wound models, on Swiss wiste...

The genus Curcuma is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) that has recently become popular for use as flowering pot plants, both indoors and as patio and landscape plants. We used PCR-based molecular markers (SSRs) to elucidate genetic variation and relationships between five varieties of Curcuma (Curcuma alismatifolia) cultivated in Malaysia. Of the primers tested, 8 (of 17) SSR prime...

Curcuma longa possesses powerful antifungal activity, as demonstrated in many studies. In this study, the antifungal spectrum of Curcuma longa alcohol extract was determined, and the resulting EC50 values (mg/mL) of its extract on eleven fungi, including Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium chlamydosporum, Alternaria alternate, Fusarium tricinctum, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium...

We previously showed that the largely used analgesic paracetamol has several adverse effects, impacts the central nervous system, and leads to habituation as well as dependence. An extract of the rhizome of Curcuma longa is known for having analgesic properties, and may thus be used instead of paracetamol if it has no or very few adverse effects. Examining this food complement exactly as we exa...

BACKGROUND House dust mites (HDMs) faeces are the main factor involved in respiratory disorder. The true HDMs, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, detected in the samples collected from the house dust are the most important causes of allergic disorders such as asthma. OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to study the curcuma and karkade amelioration of the allergenic immunol...