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...

a case of myiasis due to musca domestica describes in pseudocerastes persicus for the first time. the snake was found in bari karafs, kashan, iran, with a lesion on its body. fourteen live larvae of m. domestica removed from its wound. this is the first report of a new larval habitat of m. domestica .

From the methanolic extract of the rhizomes of Curcuma comosa cultivated in Thailand, six new sesquiterpenes, (+)- and (-)-comosols (1, 2), comosones I (3), II (4), and III (5), and dimethoxycurcumenone (6), were isolated. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence.

Curcuma spp. extracts, particularly the dietary polyphenol curcumin, prevent colon cancer in rodents. In view of the sparse information on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of curcumin in humans, a dose-escalation pilot study of a novel standardized Curcuma extract in proprietary capsule form was performed at doses between 440 and 2200 mg/day, containing 36-180 mg of curcumin. Fifteen p...

In order to raise super-native chickens without the usage of antibiotics, herbal plants with a phytobiotic function may be used as feed additions. This study aims examine effect turmeric flour (Curcuma domestica) given through drinking water on leukocyte differentials, AI antibody titers, and ND titers indicators immunity status in chickens. Five treatments four tests, each five super native ch...

Kolesterol merupakan lipid dalam darah yang diproduksi oleh hati. juga faktor resiko dari penyakit kardiovaskular. Pada tahun 2018 dilaporkan 1,5% penduduk Indonesia setara dengan 1.017.290 jiwa menderita kardiovaskular dan diperkirakan akan terus bertambah setiap tahunnya. Ini mengakibatkan permintaan obat anti kolesterol pun semakin tinggi. Artikel tinjauan ini dibuat untuk mengkaji tanaman m...