The rhizomes of Curcuma caesia Roxb. (zingiberacea) are traditionally used in treatment of various ailments and metabolic disorders like leukoderma, asthma, tumours, piles, bronchitis, etc. in Indian system of medicine. Considering the importance of natural products in modern phytomedicine, the antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of C. caesia Roxb. rhizome extract and its fractions were ev...

Plant-derived estrogen-like compounds, or phytoestrogens, are given much attention due to their potential therapeutic use. In this study, xanthorrhizol, a natural sesquiterpenoid isolated from the rhizome of Curcuma xanthorrhiza ROXB. (Zingiberaceae), was evaluated for its estrogenic activity. It has been known that compounds acting as ligands for estrogen receptors (ERs) are considered to poss...

Objective: Cancer is one of the most dreadful diseases which is globally distributed among the world’s population. Cancer occurs due to excessive free radical damage, which ultimately causes damage to the genetic material DNA, protein, and lipids. This DNA damage leads to mutations that cause normal cells to transform into a cancer cell. Breast cancer is the major health problem among women in ...

Diabetes melitus is a metabolic disorder with escalating blood glucose level (hyperglycemic) symptom. One of endemic plant in Indonesia which have antidiabetic properties potency curcuma. This background leads to this research that was conducted determines the effect various curcuma extract capsule dose treatment lowering mice glucose. used induced were grouped into three groups: Group I (Negat...