Role of curcumin in health and disease.

@article{citeulike:2964871, abstract = {Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is an orange-yellow component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice often found in curry powder. In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on curcumin due to its use to treat a wide variety of disorders without any side effects. It is one of the major curcuminoids of turmeric, which impart its characteristic yellow colour. It was used in ancient times on the Indian subcontinent to treat various illnesses such as rheumatism, bodyache, skin diseases, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, intermittent fevers, hepatic disorders, biliousness, urinary discharges, dyspepsia, inflammations, constipation, leukoderma, amenorrhea, and colic. Curcumin has the potential to treat a wide variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, etc, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This article reviews the use of curcumin for the chemoprevention and treatment of various diseases.}, address = {Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India.}, author = {Pari, L. and Tewas, D. and Eckel, J. }, citeulike-article-id = {2964871}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13813450802033958}, issn = {1381-3455}, journal = {Archives of physiology and biochemistry}, keywords = {health, nutrition, turmeric}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {127--149}, posted-at = {2008-07-04 19:29:12}, priority = {2}, title = {Role of curcumin in health and disease.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13813450802033958}, volume = {114}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2964871 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2964871 TI - Role of curcumin in health and disease. JF - Archives of physiology and biochemistry VL - 114 IS - 2 SP - 127 EP - 149 AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India. SN - 1381-3455 N2 - Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is an orange-yellow component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice often found in curry powder. In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on curcumin due to its use to treat a wide variety of disorders without any side effects. It is one of the major curcuminoids of turmeric, which impart its characteristic yellow colour. It was used in ancient times on the Indian subcontinent to treat various illnesses such as rheumatism, bodyache, skin diseases, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, intermittent fevers, hepatic disorders, biliousness, urinary discharges, dyspepsia, inflammations, constipation, leukoderma, amenorrhea, and colic. Curcumin has the potential to treat a wide variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, etc, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This article reviews the use of curcumin for the chemoprevention and treatment of various diseases. KW - health KW - nutrition KW - turmeric AU - Pari, L AU - Tewas, D AU - Eckel, J PY - 2008/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13813450802033958 ER -