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.

Curcuma Root Appearance and characters.:

The primary rhizome is ovate, oblong or pear-shaped round turmeric, while the secondary rhizome is often short-branched long turmeric; the round form is about half as broad as long; the long form is from 2-5 cm long and 1-1.8 cm thick; externally yellowish to yellowish brown, with root scars and annulations, the latter from the scars of leaf bases; fracture horny; internally orange- yellow to orange; waxy, showing a cortex separated from a central cylinder by a distinct endodermis
 Smell:Odour, aromatic; taste, warmly aromatic and bitter. Drug when chewed colours the saliva yellow.

Reference:

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

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♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.