Knee effusion is an abnormal accumulation of the fluid in the knee capsule or the adjoining supra-patellar bursa secondary to the irritation/inflammation in the joint synovium. It is seen in approximately 8-10 % of the total patients suffering from osteo-arthrosis. Kroṣṭukaśīrṣaas described in Ayurveda, can be corelated with knee effusion. In Present clinical trial an effort has been made to ev...

Introducción: La Curcuma longa L.“palillo” (C. longa) podría tener propiedades frente al hongo Candida albicans. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto antifúngico in vitro del extracto etanólico rizoma de C. sobre cepas albicans ATCC 10231. Metodología: Se llevó a cabo un estudio comparativo, longitudinal, prospectivo, experimental. población fue conformada por conjunto placas inoculadas con las albicans...

BACKGROUND High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a well-known damage-related alarmin that participates in cellular inflammatory responses. However, the mechanisms leading to HMGB1 release in inflammatory conditions and the therapeutic agents that could prevent it remain poorly understood. This study attempted to examine whether the Curcumin longa herb, which is known to have anti-inflammatory pr...

BACKGROUND Curcuma longa (turmeric) is commonly used as spice and also used to treat fever, cough and febrile convulsions in Nigeria. This study determined the chemical composition of the essential oil of C. longa and evaluated its neuropharmacological activity in mice. METHODS Essential oil of C. longa (EOCL) fresh rhizome was obtained by hydrodistillation and its chemical composition determ...

Aim: The present investigation has been conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of Curcuma longa against lead induced toxicity. Materials and Methods: For this study, 24 Wistar albino rats were taken. Control group (n=8), group – I rats (n=8) were given lead acetate @ 1000 mg/kg bodyweight (BW) and group – II rats (n=8) were treated with Curcuma longa @ 500 mg/kg BW along with lead ac...

Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder affecting millions worldwide. It is recognized as a global major health problem [1]. As alternatives to the available orthodox medicines, plants are considered a potential source for the treatment of diabetes within traditional ethnomedicine practices. Literature surveys summarize the benefit of several ethnobotanicals as anti-diabetic age...

Pulverized rhizome of Curcuma longa on hydrodistilation, afforded oil in the yield of 1.24% v/w. The oil was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Hydrocarbon monoterpenes (46.9%) constituted bulk of the oil. The major constituents of the oil were, $-bisabolene (13.9%), trans-ocimene (9.8%), myrcene (7.6%), 1,8-cineole (6.9%), "-thujene (6.7%) and thymol (6.4%). Key word: Index: curcuma longa % Zingibe...

Increasing numbers of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the Mississippi River Delta, USA, have been observed over the past few decades. This piscivorous bird is a definitive host for numerous digenetic trematodes, some of which may cause pathology in a fish host. We conducted a 2-yr survey of intestinal trematodes in 35 Double-crested Cormorants collected in the Mississippi D...

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a polyphenol, is an active principle of the perennial herb Curcuma longa commonly known as turmeric. Turmeric (CURCUMA LONGA L.) is a medicinal plant extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha medicine as a home remedy for various diseases including biliary diseases, cough, hepatic diseases, wound healing. However studies on the effect of curcumin on the gastr...