Turmeric (curcumin) remedies gastroprotective action
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Isolation of curcumin from turmeric
Turmeric, the dried yellow rhizome of Curcuma longa, is a common oriental spice that gives curry dishes their characteristic yellowish color and is used in Indian cooking. The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin, which is approximately 0.5-6.0 % by weight of the root of turmeric. Since 1970, when curcumin first attracted the interest of scientific medical researchers, studies of curcumin ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacognosy Reviews
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0973-7847
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112843