title: Therapeutic uses ofCurcuma longa (turmeric).
abstract: Curcuma longa commonly known as tumeric is traditionally used as a spice in Indian food. A wide range of biological activities e.g. anticancer, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and free radical scavenging activity of the plant suggests a logical basis for its traditional use in foodstuff. Various phytothreapeutic uses ofCurcuma longa have been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi, (India).
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Luthra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandra
keywords: Anticancer; Antiinflammatory; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Curcuma longa; Insecticidal; Nematocidal