HEALTH BENEFITS OF CURCUMIN: REVIEW

Abstract

Turmeric is an aromatic Indian rhizomatous plant with well-known medicinal advantages. Curcuma longa (Turmeric) is an Indian rhizomatous medicinal plant of the Zingiberaceae family that is common and commonly used. The turmeric elements are curcumin, demethoxycurcumin (DMC), and bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) and are generally recognized as curcuminoids. Curcumin is one of the most interesting elements of curcumin. Curcumin (1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) or Diferuloylmethane is well-known for its various biological functions, like anti-viral, anti-oxidant, anxiety, anti-arthritis, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-venom, anti-obesity, wound-healing, anti-asthmatic, anti-cancer, depression and anti-inflammatory, and other activities. The cooked, dried, washed and shiny rhizomes of curcuma longa are turmeric. Various clinical trials and their findings have been discussed here on these practises. Curcumin is a tautomeric compound found in organic solvents as an enolic form and in water as a keto form. This overview article describes Curcumin's numerous positions and practises.