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The Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Curcumin in Health and Disease

By Bharat B. Aggarwal , Chitra Sundaram (auth.) , Bharat B. Aggarwal Ph.D. , Young-Joon Surh Ph.D. , Shishir Shishodia Ph.D. (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2007
ISBN
978-0-387-46400-8, 978-0-387-46401-5
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-46401-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6300960 bytes)
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 595
Edition
1
Pages
490\501
Time added
2013-10-20 05:25:02
Immunology; Cancer Research; Infectious Diseases;

Description

Curcumin is derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa (also called turmeric) and its medicinal uses have been described for over 5000 years. More than 1500 papers published within last half a century has revealed that curcumin has a potential in the treatment of wide variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer, psoriasis etc, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This is the first monograph to deal specifically with this subject.

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