Properties, Extraction Methods, and Delivery Systems for Curcumin as a Natural Source of Beneficial Health Effects

Properties, Extraction Methods, and Delivery Systems for Curcumin as a Natural Source of Beneficial Health Effects

This review discusses the impact of curcumin—an aromatic phytoextract from the turmeric (<i>Curcuma longa</i>) rhizome—as an effective therapeutic agent. Despite all of the beneficial health properties ensured by curcumin application, its pharmacological efficacy is compromised in vivo d...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Zielińska, Henrique Alves, Vânia Marques, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Lucarini, Thais F. Alves, Margreet Morsink, Niels Willemen, Piotr Eder, Marco V. Chaud, Patricia Severino, Antonello Santini, Eliana B. Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
curcumin
nanopharmaceutics
nanoparticles
cancer
health properties
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/7/336

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