Definition
A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the preparation of curcuma paper and the detection of boron. Curcumin appears to possess a spectrum of pharmacological properties, due primarily to its inhibitory effects on metabolic enzymes. Isol. from Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary) and other Curcuma spp. flavouring ingredient. Natural colouring matter used extensively in Indian curries etc. Nutriceutical with anticancer and antiinflammatory props. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical Tamil Nadu, in southeast India, and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C (68 °F and 86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes, and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season.It is one of the key ingredients in many Asian dishes. Tamil traditional medicine, called Siddha, has recommended turmeric in food for its potential medicinal value, which is a topic of active research. Its use as a coloring agent is not of primary value in South Asian cuisine.
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- 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor
- 5alpha-reductase inhibitor
- 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic-acid inhibitor
- 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor
- 8-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic-acid inhibitor
- Anti adenoma carcinogenic
- Anti aflatoxin
- Anti Alzheimeran
- Anti angiogenic
- Anti arachidonate
- Anti arthritic
- Anti asthmatic
- Anti atherosclerotic
- Anti bronchitic
- Anti cancer
- Anti carcinogenic
- Anti cataract
- Anti colitic
- Anti Crohn's
- Anti eczemic
- Anti edemic
- Anti eicosanoid
- Anti hepatotic
- Anti HIV
- Anti inflammatory
- Anti integrase
- Anti ischemic
- Anti leishmanic
- Anti leukemic
- Anti leukotriene
- Anti lipoperoxidant
- Anti lithic
- Anti lymphomic
- Anti melanomic
- Anti metastatic
- Anti nitrosaminic
- Antioxidant
- Anti papillomic
- Anti peroxidant
- Anti proliferant
- Anti prostaglandin
- Anti psoriatic
- Anti spasmodic
- Anti thrombotic
- Anti thromboxane
- Antitumor
- Anti ulcer
- Anti viral
- Cancer preventive
- Cardiodepressant
- Chelator
- Chemopreventive
- Cholagogue
- Choleretic
- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor
- Cytochrome-P450 inhibitor
- Deodorant
- Detoxicant
- DNA-protective
- Dye
- Expectorant
- Fibrinolytic
- Fungicide
- Glutathionigenic
- Hepatoprotective
- Hypocholesterolemic
- Hypolipidemic
- Hypotensive
- I-kappa-B-alpha-phosphorylation inhibitor
- IKB-kinase inhibitor
- IKK inhibitor
- Immunostimulant
- Lipase inducer
- Litholytic
- Multidrug resistance inhibitor
- Metal chelator
- Matrix-metalloproteinase-9 inhibitor
- Mucogenic
- Nematicide
- Neuroprotective
- NF-kappa-B inhibitor
- Nitric-oxide inhibitor
- Nitric-oxide scavenger
- Ornithine-decarboxylase inhibitor
- Pesticide
- Prostaglandin-E2 inhibitor
- Phototoxic
- Protein kinase C inhibitor
- Plasmodicide
- Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor
- Protease inhibitor
- Protein kinase inhibitor
- Protein-tyrosine-kinase inhibitor
- Pulmonoprotective
- Quinone-reductase inducer
- Radioprotective
- Sortase-A inhibitor
- Sucrase promoter
- TNF inhibitor
- Topoisomerase-II inhibitor
- Topoisomerase-I inhibitor
- Ulcerogenic
- VEGF inhibitor
- Anti aggregant
- Anti amyloid-beta
- Anti bacterial
- Anti cholecystosic
- Anti collagenic
- Anti Epstein-Barr virus
- Anti mutagenic
- Antitumor promoter
- Apoptotic
- Maltase-promoter