Curcumin: An age-old anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic agent
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Curcumin: An age-old anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic agent
Curcumin is a natural anti-inflammatory agent that has been used for treating medical conditions for many years. Several experimental and pharmacologic trials have demonstrated its efficacy in the role as an anti-inflammatory agent. Curcumin has been shown to be effective in treating chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer's and common malignancies li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2225-4110
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.08.002