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Curcuma Longa L.) Under Drip Fertigation
Published in Megh R. Goyal, B. J. Pandian, Management Strategies for Water Use Efficiency and Micro Irrigated Crops, 2019
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is known as the “golden spice” or “spice of life” and it is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae under the order Scitaminae. Turmeric originated in SouthEast Asia. Its underground modified stem (the rhizomes) are processed and used for various purposes. It is an ancient, most valuable, sacred spice of India containing carbohydrates (69.4%), fiber (2.6%) and appreciable quantity of protein (6.5%) and volatile oil (4.5%) (Manjunath et al., 1991). Curcuminoids in turmeric have anti-inflammatory, antimutagen, anticancer, antibacterial, antioxidant, antifungal, antiparasitic, and detoxifying properties (Uechi et al., 2000).
Preventive Measures for Corona Virus Considering Different Perspectives in Indian Conditions
Published in Suman Lata Tripathi, Kanav Dhir, Deepika Ghai, Shashikant Patil, Health Informatics and Technological Solutions for Coronavirus (COVID-19), 2021
Saumyadip Hazra, Abhimanyu Kumar, Souvik Ganguli, Sahil Virk
Many food spices like turmeric, cumin seeds, etc., enhance our immunity. Turmeric boosts the human body’s immunity, and the core ingredient in it which is responsible for making the immunity stronger is curcumin which is a phyto-derivative and has great healing properties. Curcumin is present in around 3%–5% of turmeric. Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties are constituted in turmeric. It helps in fighting cough and cold by cleaning the respiratory tract. Curcumin present in turmeric relieves congestion and pain, inhibits inflammation and also improves breathing. Turmeric helps in fighting virus and helps in reducing their replication [19].
Curcumin loaded hydrogel with anti-inflammatory activity to promote cartilage regeneration in immunocompetent animals
Published in Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 2023
Xiaodan Li, Lihong He, Na Li, Donghuang He
In addition, live/dead staining and CCK-8 detection further proved the good biocompatibility of the Cur/GelMA hydrogel. The in vitro experiments showed that the introduction of Cur posed no obvious detrimental effect on the cartilage regeneration ability of the GelMA hydrogel. We speculated that the favorable biocompatibility of the Cur/GelMA hydrogel lies in the following factors: (i) the GelMA hydrogel is based on naturally occurring biopolymers with good biocompatibility and lower immunogenicity [39]; (ii) as a constituent of the traditional medicine known as turmeric, Cur is safe and nontoxic [40]; (iii) the preparation of the Cur/GelMA hydrogel via a simple mixture of Cur and GelMA did not form new chemical bonds with cytotoxicity and introduced no extra chemical composition.
Protective effects of natural compounds against paraquat-induced pulmonary toxicity: the role of the Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2023
Hasan Badibostan, Nastaran Eizadi-Mood, A. Wallace Hayes, Gholamreza Karimi
Curcumin is the active ingredient of turmeric that is obtained from the roots of Curcuma longa (Hewlings and Kalman 2017; Valokola et al. 2019). It has major biological effects including antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and immune-modulatory action (Hosseinzadeh et al. 2011; Shakeri et al. 2019). The ameliorating effects of curcumin and nanocurcumin were demonstrated in PQ-induced lung injury (Hosseini et al. 2019). In this study, the expression of Keap1 diminished in animals; however, the levels of Nrf2, HO-1, and NQO1 were enhanced. The negative regulator, Keap1, if detached from Nrf2 will activate Nrf2 and its downstream pathway. The administration of this antioxidant has been reported to reduce the severity of pulmonary fibrosis (collagen deposition) in rats (Hosseini et al. 2019).
Improving the stability of oily turmeric extract by microencapsulation using spray drying technique
Published in Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2022
Özgün Köprüalan, Işıl İlter, Saniye Akyıl, Mehmet Koç, Figen Kaymak Ertekin
Curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric (Curcuma longa), is an essential yellow/orange colored natural substance used in foods in addition to its antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial activities.[1,2] Due to its more organic constituents (polyphenolics etc.), curcumin quickly dissolves in an organic solvent and slightly soluble in water. Curcumin has low bioavailability because of its poor absorption in the gastrointestinal system. According to Sowbhagya et al.[3] curcumin easily deteriorates with environmental factors and medium conditions. Lower stability against environmental conditions, low water solubility, and low bioavailability limit the use of curcumin in foods.[4] Microencapsulation techniques can be used to overcome this problem and to enhance the functionality of curcumin.