Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root,Phytochemicals and Applications.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data and Identification of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Description of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Origin of Curcuma root.
• Curcuma Root Appearance and characters.
• Powdered plant material of Curcuma Root.
• Chemical assays and Phytochemicals of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Medicinal uses of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Experimental pharmacology of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Functions of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Curcuma Root Suggestions and Administrations.
• Literature from Chinese historical sources:Curcuma Root.
• Modern Researches of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Curcuma longa Common Application.
• Dose escalation of a curcuminoid formulation.
• Effect of Curcuma longa and Ocimum sanctum on myocardial apoptosis in experimentally induced myocardial ischemic-reperfusion injury.
• Quality control including chromatographic fingerprint profiling.
• Research Update:Curcumae Longae.Curcuma longa.

Applications and Properties:

Applications:

Antioxidant.
Anticancer.Anti-mutagenic.
Inhibition of beta-amyloid and Anti-aging,Alzheimer's disease prevent.
Mental alert improves mental functions.
Lower serum levels.Anti-chlostroleamic.Hypocholesterolaemic.
Systemic absorption.
Anti-inflammatory.
Against peptic ulcer and dyspepsia.
Anti-diabetic activity.
Gastric and duodenal anti-ulcer activity.
Anti-hepatotoxic activity/Hepato protective activity.
Anti-fungal activity.

Properties:

Treats pains in the chest, hypochondria (extreme depression) and abdomen due to qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Treats coma due to a febrile disease and mental disorder with epilepsy due to stagnation of phlegm.
Treats damp-heat syndromes of the liver and gall-bladder.
Treats bleeding syndromes due to adverse-rising of qi and fire, such as hematemesis (vomiting of blood), epistaxis (nosebleed) and retrograde menstruation.
Dosage: 6-12 g. Decoct or grind into powder for oral administration.Deflatulance: Taken 0.5-1.0 g four times a day after meals and at bedtime.

Safety and Toxicity:

Tumeric powder produced no acute toxicity in mice when given at the dose of 10g/kg body weight.LD50 of ethanolic extract in mice was more than 15g/kg either by p.o., s.c. or i.p. administration.

Reference:

• 1.Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root,Phytochemicals and Applications.

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♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.