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The Many Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin – A Literature Review

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatic herbaceous plant belonging to the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to southwest India (also cultivated in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and most of Southeast Asia), where plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes and propagated from some of those same rhizomes in the following season. When not used fresh (like ginger), the rhizomes are … Read more

Curcumin Is Emerging as One of the Most Potent Natural Cancer Treatments

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Over the last decade, research into curcumin (Curcuma longa, a constituent of turmeric that gives the curry spice its yellow-orange color) has demonstrated potent chemoprotective and chemopreventive effects, as well as use as an anti-cancer therapy. Curcumin produces anti-cancer effects through several different channels: Inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells Decreases inflammation Inhibits the transformation of … Read more