Curcuma, curcumin

The yellow dye curcumin, [458-37-7] (Cl Natural Ye//oii> 3 Cl 75300) (41), also known as tumeric, occurs in the roots of the plant Curcuma tinctoria found growing wild in Asia. The dye was well known to the ancient Romans and Greeks who used it to dye wool, cotton, and silk. The dye is an oil-soluble bright yellow material, and is the only natural yellow dye that requires no mordant. It finds use as a colorant for baked goods such as cakes. 

Curcumin is the main color found in the root of the turmeric plant Curcuma longa, grown in south Asia. 

The three commercial forms based on Curcuma longa L. are turmeric powder, turmeric oleoresin, and curcumin powder. Turmeric powder is obtained from dried rhizomes. The fresh material is dried under open sun days) or in conventional (fuel, electric) or unconventional driers. Dried rhizomes can be polished to improve... 

Curcumin, turmeric, turmeric oleoresin E 100 Yes, 75300 Plant rhizome Curcuma longa) orange-yellow strong odor and ... 

Turmeric, also known as curcuma, is an easily fading yellow dye that was used in Mesopotamia many centuries b.c.e. and later became popular in ancient Rome. It is derived from the turmeric plant, Curcuma longa, and other varieties of Curcuma indigenous to China and Southwest Asia. The dye is extracted with hot water from the shredded rhizomes of the plant and then dried into a yellow powder. The coloring matter in turmeric is the organic compound curcumin. 

Turmeric Curcuma longa Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin... 

Curcuma longa Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin MeOH A ACN B H20 with AcOH 250 nm/ESI ( ) 23... 

Curcumin (E100). Curcumin is obtained from the spice turmeric, which comes from the plant Curcuma longa, of the ginger family. Curcumin is obtained by extraction from the plant to give a deodorised product. 

Curcumin (16) is a polyphenolic compound derived naturally from the plant Curcuma longa also known as turmeric (Haldi). It is the primary source of the distinctive bright yellow color of the spice commonly used in the preparation of curries. Originating in India, turmeric was probably cultivated initially as a dye, and later used in cosmetics and foods. It has... 

Chainani-Wu N. (2003) Safety and anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin A component of tumeric (Curcuma longa). J Ahern Complement Med 9 161-168. 

Curcumin, a polyphenolic constituent isolated from Curcuma longa L. Zingiberaceae (Fig. 6), and a methanol extract of the dried powdered turmeric rhizome were both active against 19 strains of HP, including five CagA- - strains. The MIC range was 6.25-50 /tg/mL. In addition, a red wine Vitis vinifera) and resveratrol, inhibited the growth of HP... 

Fig. 6. Phenolic constituents curcumin and the gingerols isolated from Zingiber officinale L. and Curcuma longa L., and resveratrol from a red wine extract. All have significant inhibitory activities on Cag- - strains of HP.

Mahady GB, Pendland SL, Yun G Lu GG (2002) Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and curcumin inhibit the growth of Helicobacter pylori, a group 1 carcinogen. Anticancer Res. 22 4179 181. 

Piperine Piperine, molecular formula C17H19NO3, a component of black pepper (Piper nigrum), has been used in various traditional medicine preparations, and also as an insecticide. Piperine has various effects on human drug metabolizing enzymes, and is marketed under the brand name, Bioperine , as an adjunct for increasing bioavailability of various dietary supplements, especially curcumin, one of the active ingredients of turmeric (Curcuma longa). 

Curcuma longa L. C. domestica L. Yu Jin (Turmeric) (tuber) 1-curcamene, sesquiterpene, camphor, camphene, curmarin, curzernone, curzenene, curcumol, furanodienone, furanodiene, zederone, curcolone, diol, procurcumenol, curdione, curcumin. 33-398-460-510 Anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-infectious properties, antioxidative activity. Activate blood flow, remove blood stasis. 

Curcuma pallida Lour. C. phaeocoulis Val. EZhu Peng Wo Mao (rhizome) Volatile oil, cineole, camphene, zingiberene, bomeol, camphor, curcumin, zedoarin, gum, resin.60 Stomachic, carminative. 

Curcuma aromatica Salisbury China Curzerenone, curzenene, furanodiene, furanodienone, zederone, curculone, curcumenol, procurcumenol, curcumadiol, curdione, curcumin, turmerone, zingiberene.33-510 This herb is toxic. Inhibit mutagenesis and tumor promotion, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-infectious, anti-HIV. 

Curcumin (9) is an arylheptanoid isolated from turmeric, the rhizome of Curcuma longa L. Turmeric has been used as a remedy for inflammatory in Asia for centuries. There are a number of reports supporting an anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin. Its hepatoprotective activity against inflammatory liver injury was also demonstrated in a recent study [105], where pretreatment with curcumin (50 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly inhibited the elevation of serum transaminase activities after intoxication with D-GalN and LPS in mice. The hepatoprotective effect is presumably... 

The curcumin may be prepared as follows 30 grams of turmeric powder (Curcuma tonga) are dried at ioo° and then treated for four hours in an extraction apparatus with petroleum ether. The dry, defatted powder is then extracted in the same apparatus with 100 c.c. of benzene for 8—10 hours on cooling, the benzene solution deposits the curcumin as a fine, yellowish, crystalline powder. 

Curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol derived from turmeric the rhizome of the herb Curcuma longa. Traditionally, turmeric and other curcuminoids have been used in therapeutic preparations for various ailments in different parts of the world. Numerous therapeutic effects of curcumin/turmeric have been confirmed by modern scientific research. It is a highly pleiotropic molecule that modulates numerous targets, including the activation of transcription factors (e.g., NF-kB, STAT-3, AP-1, NRF-2, PPR-y, HIF-1), receptors (e.g., HER-2, IL-8, CXCR-4), kinases (e.g., EGFR, ERK, JAK, AAPK), cytokines (e.g., TNF, IL, MIP, MCP), enzymes (e.g., MMP, iNOS, GST, ATPase), and... 

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