title: [Curcumin as a potential antioxidant].
abstract: Curcuma vera is one of the medicinal plants of traditional Chinese medicine. The plant is the natural source of one of natural antioxidative agents--curcumin. The present paper summarizes information about the properties of curcumin and presents the characteristics of Curcuma vera, its producer.
authors.affiliation: Záhrada liecivých rastlín Farmaceutickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grancai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neubert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kresánek
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003474:Curcumin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D003474:Curcumin