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Turmeric (curcuma longa) is a spice of yellow color and has been used to preserve food.Curcumin (diferuoyl methane) a yellow active ingredient in turmeric is a feruloylmethane homodimer consisting of a band of hydroxyl and methoxy (heptadiene with two Michael acceptors) and a b-diketone.Turmeric is capable of influencing the Akt, growth factors, NF-kB, & metastatic and angiogenic pathways.It modulates gene expression in human cancer cells in a time-and concentrationdependent way.Curcumin has good therapeutic and preventive potential against several major human conditions such as cardiovascular, inflammation suppression, antimicrobial, obesity, tumorigenesis, chronic tiredness, antidepressant & neurological function, anxiety, muscle & bone loss, and neuropathic pain.
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