OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical efficacy of Black seeds and Turmeric alone and its co-administration in lower doses among patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). DESIGN Double-blind-randomized-controlled trial. SETTING Hijrat colony, Karachi, Pakistan. INTERVENTION Apparently healthy males (n=250), who screened positive for MetS, were randomized to either Black seeds (1.5g/day), Turmer...

AIM To compare the efficacy of turmeric mouthwash and chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash in prevention of gingivitis and plaque formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 100 randomly selected subjects visiting the Department of Periodontology at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Dental College and Hospital, were considered for the study. The gingival index (GI) by Loe and Silness was rec...

The combined terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and chemometric technology is used to detect the adulteration of similar substances in Panax notoginseng powder. Four kinds samples are prepared experiment, three adulterated powder adulterating with zedoary turmeric powder, wheat flour, rice respectively. values concentration from 5% 60%, interval 5%, other sample pure modeling predicti...

Two hundred and fifty male 1-day-old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were used to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of turmeric and cinnamon powders on meat quality and lipid peroxidation of broilers under heat stress condition. The five treatment groups were control (recommended temperature for Ross 308), heat stressed (32 ± 1 ˚C from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM during finisher period) and h...

turmeric (cucurma longa) has been used as an antioxidant agent in medical as well as health sciences some years ago. however, it has not been applied in tissue culture till now. browning tissues is result of tissue damages caused by polyphenoloxidase enzyme. in order to study this problem and reduce browning, explants are cultured in culture media containing antioxidants including citric acid, ...

Introduction: Dried rhizomes of turmeric have been traditionally used as a medicinal herb, dietary spice, food source, preservative, and natural coloring agent in many Asian countries. This study aimed to develop the ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) method for curcumin from powder, evaluate efficiency, concentration, biological activities.Methods: The UAE effects were examined based on seve...

The present investigation aimed to evaluate the effect of turmeric on shelf life extension of shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under chilled storage conditions by sensory (organoleptic parameters), pH, proximate and bacterial analysis. The experimental setup was grouped into six, head on (group I), head on coated with turmeric (group II), headless (group III), headless coated with turmeric (group IV...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a perennial rhizomatous plant from the family of Zingibraceae, native in South Asia. The main components of turmeric are curcuminoids and essential oil which are responsible for turmeric characteristic such as odor and taste. Due to the large areas of saline land in Iran and less information related to cultivation of turmeric, in this research, the effect of salin...