| Type: | rhizome of turmeric |
|---|---|
| Form: | Powder |
| Part: | root |
| Extraction Type: | |
| Packaging: | Drum,Vacuum Packed |
| Place of Origin: | China (Mainland) |
| Grade: | Colorant |
| Brand Name: | YIGEDA |
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Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from the rhizome of turmeric (Curcuma Longa L.). It has a wide spectrum of biological and pharmacological activities. Curcumin has been shown to exhibit anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and neuroprotective activites. However, the therapeutic potential of curcumin could often be limited by its poor solubility, and bioavailability.
Curumin is a powderful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, and may help prevent the development of a variety of conditions related to oxidative and free-radical damage.
Molecular Formula: C21H20O6
Molar Mass: 368.37
CAS: 458-37-7
Turmeric (curcumin) as a Chinese herbal medicine In Chinese medicine, turmeric is used as an aromatic stomachic, cholagogue, hemostatic, emmenagogue, and expulsion agent for hepatitis, cholangitis, gastritis, irregular menstruation, hematuria, hematemesis, nosebleed, etc. It is also called a "natural anti-inflammatory agent" that alleviates rheumatic inflammation. In Okinawa, curcumin has been valued highly as a crude drug effective for asthma, tuberculosis, etc. since ancient times, when no specific medicine was available. Furthermore, curcumin has traditionally been used more as a healthy food material for Ucchin tea (Turmeric tea) than as a spice, and this is still true today.