Snu-Yao Tsai et al., (2011) isolated the essential oils from the dried rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica salisb, Curcuma longa and Curcuma sichuanensis using simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction apparatus. Antioxidant studies were also carried out for these essential oils. Effectiveness for scavenging 1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals was found to be less in Curcuma aromatica ...

Methods were evolved for the detection of Curcuma longa in ayurvedic preparations. A simple method was also found out for the estimation of Curcuma longa in Vachalasunyadhi Taila using the formula -a = b/.32. Where a is the actual weight of Curcuma longa in Vilupatra Tailam and b is the weight obtained from graph of concentration of Curcuma longa VS OD. The methods evolved are so simple that it...

To asses the effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa) supplementation on antioxidants and immunity of broiler chickens, seventy five run day old coloured synthetic broiler chicks were randomly divided into 3 groups (25 chicks per each) of mixed sex. Group I served as control (without any supplementation), whereas birds in groups II and III were supplemented with 0.5% and 1.0% Curcuma longa powder res...

Pterygium is a relatively common eye disease that can display an aggressive clinical behaviour. To evaluate the in vitro effects of Curcuma longa on human pterygium-derived keratinocytes, specimens of pterygium from 20 patients undergoing pterygium surgical excision were collected. Pterygium explants were put into culture and derived keratinocytes were treated with an alcoholic extract of 1.3% ...

Choleretic drugs are used in some conditions e.g., fat maldigestion. Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker, which inhibits p-glycoprotein (P-gp) and may affect bile accumulation. Curcuma longa is traditionally used for treatment of maldigestion and as food additive. In this study, the effect of verapamil and Curcuma longa was compared on bile accumulation in gall bladder of mice. This simple a...

background: different treatment and protective approaches for radiation-induced oral mucositis have been practiced and have varieties of success. of which, radioprotective agents, synthetic or natural, have been of great interest for researchers. this study aims to evaluate the effect of curcuma longa topical gel as a herbal production on mucositis induced by radiation therapy of head and neck ...

The sesquiterpenoids are one of major groups of antioxidants in Curcuma besides curcuminoids. However, the real substances contributing to the antioxidant activity are still unknown. In this paper, the antioxidant activity of sesquiterpenoids in four species and two essential oils from Curcuma genus was determined and compared based on TLC separation and DPPH bioautography assay. Their antioxid...

Background: Obesity and increased body mass index (BMI) affect the reproductive parameters in men such as poor semen quality, decreased sperm concentration, decreased normal-motile sperm cells and increased DNA fragmentation index. Lipid peroxidation contributes to the damage of the sperm plasma membrane. The Curcuma Longa is a resource of antioxidants, hence in this study also was evaluated th...

BACKGROUND Supra-nutritional doses of curcumin, derived from the spice Curcuma longa, have been proposed as a potential treatment of inflammation and metabolic disorders related to obesity. The aim of the present study was to test whether Curcuma longa extract rich in curcumin and associated with white pepper (Curcuma-P®), at doses compatible with human use, could modulate systemic inflammation...

Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae), commonly known as turmeric, has a long history of traditional uses for culinary purposes as a spice and a food colorant. The present study aimed to document the ethnobotanical knowledge about Curcuma longa, and to assess the variation in the herbalists’ experience in Northeastern Algeria. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires and direct inter...