Turmeric: An important medicinal plant in the treatment of many diseases: A review Study

 Curcumin, or Turmeric is a yellow polyphenolic pigment from the Curcuma longa L. It extracted was from the rhizomes of the plant as yellow-brown powder. Turmeric is used as a pulp for the skin and is useful in bruises and swelling, and is placed on excess hair, reducing its growth. Turmeric is also...

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Published inKufa Journal for Nursing Sciences Vol. 13; no. 2
Main Authors Alqaseer, Kawther A., Idreess, Hawraa G., Saed, Esraa Sh, Radhi, Ohood Aqeed, Shnain, Wijdan Dhaidan, Falah, Mansour A., AL-Roubaey, Dina A.A., Sarhan, Nadia Habeeb, Ali, Alaq Hameed, Hashem, Farah Sadiq Abd
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.12.2023
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Summary: Curcumin, or Turmeric is a yellow polyphenolic pigment from the Curcuma longa L. It extracted was from the rhizomes of the plant as yellow-brown powder. Turmeric is used as a pulp for the skin and is useful in bruises and swelling, and is placed on excess hair, reducing its growth. Turmeric is also used to activates the liver to secrete bile and increases gastric motility. In addition to increases the dissolution of gallstones. Because it is bile and contains essential oils and water-soluble dyes, so it prevents colic, carminative, regulates menstruation, and contains curcumin, the yellow dye, which has an effect that exceeds cortisone in skin diseases, and it is an antioxidant and more powerful than vitamin E. In addition, Turmeric lowers blood pressure. In recent decades, their biological activities have been extensively studied. Thus, this review aims to offer an in-depth discussion of Turmeric applications for on health promotion and disease prevention.                                                                                                   
ISSN:2223-4055
2521-8638
DOI:10.36321/kjns.vi20232.13720