The Bıologıcal Importance of Curcumın

Abstract

Turmeric (Curcuma longa); In India, China and South East Asia, spices are widely used as aromatic stimulants, food preservatives and coloring materials. Among the people as "castor saffron, turmeric, turmeric, saffron root"; Turmeric as the commonly used name is a yellow-orange colored polyphenolic natural substance derived from C. longa rhizomes. In traditional medicine for inflammation and tumors, biliary disorders, anorexia, cough, topical wounds, diabetic wounds, hepatic disorders, rheumatism and sinusitis. It was used as a medicine. In recent years, extensive studies have been conducted to determine the biological activities and pharmacological effects of turmeric and its extracts. Curcumin, which is the main yellow bioactive component of turmeric, is known to have a wide bioactivity such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antifibrotic, immunomodulator and antiulcer. Safety assessment studies show that curcumin is well tolerated without toxic effects when used in very high doses. Therefore, curcumin is a substance of high biological importance with the development potential of modern medicine for the treatment of various diseases. For this reason, more scientific studies on curcumin should be done and all the dark sides about this important compound should be illuminated.

Keywords

• Biological activity,Curcumin,Turmeric

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