To identify plants with bioactive potential for skin care, methanol extracts of 56 plant parts from 47 medical and edible plants cultivated in Okinawa were tested for their proliferative effects on NB1RGB skin fibroblast cells. Extracts from six plants, Bischofia javanica, Colocasia esculenta, Melaleuca alternifolia, Piper angustifolia, Jasminum sambac, and Curcuma longa, showed higher NB1RGB c...

Curcumin, an active constituent of Curcuma longa, is responsible for the for anticarcinogenic activities which is mediated through multiple mechanisms. Curcumin affects the major transcription factors such as nuclear factor k-light chain-enhancer of activated B cell(NF-kB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1).These factors regulate inflammation and are responsible for cell proliferation, differentiat...

Shamima Akhtar SHARMIN, Mohammad Jahangir ALAM, Md. Mominul Islam SHEIKH, Rashed ZAMAN, Muhammad KHALEKUZZAMAN, Sanjoy Chandra MONDAL, Mohammad Anwarul HAQUE, Mohammad Firoz ALAM, Iftekhar ALAM* Division of Applied Life Sciences (BK21 Program), College of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea Department of Bioscience (Integrated Bioscience Sectio...

This study focused on maximizing the extraction yield of total phenolics and flavonoids from Curcuma Zedoaria leaves as a function of time (80-120 min), temperature (60-80 °C) and ethanol concentration (70-90 v/v%). The data were subjected to response surface methodology (RSM) and the results showed that the polynomial equations for all models were significant, did not show lack of fit, and pre...

Curcuma longa is a plant that belongs to the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It has been used in Siddha medicine for thousands of years in Asia. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects the motor system of the brain. Death of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra leads to PD. Exposure to salsolinol, which is an endogenous neurotoxin...

In vitro aqueous and ethanol extracts of Withania somnifera (leaves and fruits) and Curcuma Longa were evaluated for antibacterial activities against Basillus subtillis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and S.epidermitis. The inorganic extract of W. somnifera leaves showed more antibacterial activity as compared to the organic fraction. While both the organic and inorganic phases of frui...

Phytogenic feed additives are plausible alternatives to antibiotics and serve as growth promoters in aquafeed. This research aims at finding the effects of varying inclusions natural antioxidants like hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) turmeric (Curcuma longa) on growth, hematology, nutrient utilization Clarias gariepinus after 60 days feeding. used six feeds labeled F1- F6 that varied compositi...

Curcuma oligantha Trimen var. oligantha (Zingiberaceae) is an erect perennial herb with white flowers spotted yellow at the throat of the labellum. It is distributed in Sri Lanka and Karnataka (1, 2). The Curcuma rhizomes are large, tuberous, orangered and aromatic and substituted for turmeric. The rhizomes are prescribed to treat bruises, sprains, skin eruptions, infections and to improve comp...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) (Family: Zingiberaceae) is a perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant often used as a spice since time immemorial. Turmeric plants are also widely known for its medicinal applications. Recently EST-derived SSRs (Simple sequence repeats) are a free by-product of the currently expanding EST (Expressed Sequence Tag) databases. SSRs have been widely applied as molecular ma...

Essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation and two different solvent extractions (petroleum ether and ethanol) from five Zingiberaceae species: ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.), galanga (Alpinia galanga Sw.), turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), kaempferia (Boesenbergia pandurata Holtt.) and bastard cardamom (Amomum xanthioides Wall.) was characterized. Volatile components of all extracts were ana...