The medicinal uses of Curcumin (also called turmeric) have been known and described for more than 5000 years. A large body of recent research suggests that curcumin is potentially useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This is the first monograph to focus on the potential use of curcumin in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer's, psoriasis and more.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Inhalt
CURCUMIN: THE INDIAN SOLID GOLD.- HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTICANCER CURCUMIN ANALOGUES.- ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF CURCUMIN.- MODULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS BY CURCUMIN.- CANCER CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- ANTITUMOR, ANTI-INVASION, AND ANTIMETASTATIC EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- CURCUMIN AS AN INHIBITOR OF ANGIOGENESIS.- NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- REGULATION OF COX AND LOX BY CURCUMIN.- MOLECULAR TARGETS OF CURCUMIN.- CELL GROWTH REGULATION.- CURCUMIN AS CHEMOSENSITIZER.- RADIOPROTECTION AND RADIOSENSITIZATION BY CURCUMIN.- IMMUNOMODULATION BY CURCUMIN.- BENEFICIAL ROLE OF CURCUMIN IN SKIN DISEASES.- CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- PROTECTION FROM ACUTE AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES BY CURCUMIN.- NEPHROPROTECTIVE AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMINOIDS.- CURCUMIN AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.- PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF CURCUMIN.- CLINICAL STUDIES WITH CURCUMIN.