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Curcumin: Benefits and Much More

Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, has been shown to have anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. It has gained attention from researchers due to its potential health benefits. Studies have found curcumin may help prevent or treat cancer. It has also shown promise for its anti-oxidant effects and therapeutic applications. Further research is still needed but curcumin shows potential for improving systemic and oral health.

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Curcumin: Benefits and Much More

Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, has been shown to have anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. It has gained attention from researchers due to its potential health benefits. Studies have found curcumin may help prevent or treat cancer. It has also shown promise for its anti-oxidant effects and therapeutic applications. Further research is still needed but curcumin shows potential for improving systemic and oral health.

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CURCUMIN: BENEFITS AND MUCH MORE.

Turmeric, the spice used in Indian cooking for its unique flavour which also gives a yellow- orange
colour. It’s medicinal properties have been known for ages. In recent times, this spice has been
getting enormous attention from researchers and health care professionals around the world, due to
its health benefits. Turmeric is composed of certain compounds known as curcuminoids, most active
among them is curcumin.[1]

Curcumin has been studied to have various therapeutic implications as an anti-fungal[2], anti-viral
[3], anti- inflammatory [4] as well as anti-oxidant effects.

Proven health benefits of curcumin along with suitable evidence

1. Curcumin and cancer

References
[1] Nagpal M, Sood S. Role of curcumin in systemic and oral health: An overview. J Nat Sci Biol
Med.2013; 4(1):3-7.

[2] Moghadamtousi SZ, Kadir HA, Hassandarvish P, Tajik H, Abubakar S, Zandi K. A review on
antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activity of curcumin. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:186864.

[3] Zandi K, Ramedani E, Mohammadi K, Tajbakhsh S, Deilami I, Rastian Z, et al. Evaluation of


antiviral activities of curcumin derivatives against HSV-1 in Vero cell line. Nat Prod Commun.
2010;5:1935–8.

[4] He Y, Yue Y, Zheng X, Zhang K, Chen S, Du Z, et al. Curcumin, inflammation, and chronic diseases:
How are they linked? Molecules. 2015;20:9183–213.

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