Biological activities of Curcuma longa L.
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There are several data in the literature indicating a great variety of pharmacological activities of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae), which exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, anti-bacteria, antioxidant effects and nematocidal activities. Curcumin is a major component in Curcuma longa L., being responsible for its biological actions. Other extracts of this plant has been showing potency too. In vitro, curcumin exhibits anti-parasitic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and gastrointestinal effects; and also inhibits carcinogenesis and cancer growth. In vivo, there are experiments showing the anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory potency of curcumin and extracts of C. longa L. by parenteral and oral application in animal models. In this present work we make an overview of the pharmacological activities of C. longa L., showing its importance.
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Both fumigation sources have a history of antimicrobial abilities.
“Thus, both the fumigation sources we have employed have a history of antimicrobial abilities.”
From A Fumigation-Based Surface Sterilization Approach for Plant Tissue Culture (2021) · cites this paper as [39]
The anti-bacterial activity passage (page unavailable) reports that Curcuma oil inhibited the growth of two Staphylococcus species, supporting a history of antimicrobial activity for Curcuma longa. The paper does not establish antimicrobial activity for both fumigation sources, nor does it test them as fumigants. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTurmeric is well established for anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and disinfectant properties.
“Turmeric is well established for its powerful anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and disinfectant properties and is used in several different ways, including burning and inhaling the smoke [36,37,38,39,40].”
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The Historical Background and Anti-protozoal activity sections describe anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, and the Anti-HIV section reports anti-tumor findings for curcumin. The passages do not establish the claimed antifungal, antiseptic, or disinfectant properties; the reported effects also do not establish all these properties as well established for turmeric generally. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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- Authors
- Araújo, C., & Leon, L.
- Affiliations
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Fundação do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil
- Venue
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Publisher
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
- Published
- 2001-07
- Volume
- 96
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 723-728
- ISSN
- 0074-0276 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2100093977
- Cited by
- 766
- References
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- FWCI
- 0.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
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- cc-by-nc
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- Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Keywords
- turmeric, curcumin, pharmacological activity, anti-inflammatory activity, antiviral activity, antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, nematicidal activity, antiparasitic activity, antispasmodic activity, gastrointestinal effects, anticarcinogenic activity, plant extracts
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Antineoplastic Agents, Curcumin, Humans, Phytotherapy, Plants, Medicinal, Zingiberales
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