Turmeric has been interesting treating neoplasia and diabetes[1] and hiperglucemic treatment.
Curcumin is the major constituent and responsible for anti-hypoglycemic properties[2] Avicenna in the Canon suggests in the following ailments dermatitis, pain in the mouth and gum, and scalp wounds [3]
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Curcuma s.l. [4] is paraphyletic, in curcuma clade Kress et al. (2002) included Stahlianthus, Hichenia and Smithatris[5]
- C. subg. Curcuma
- C subg Economata and
- C subsg Hicheniopsis[6]
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The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae) evidence from molecular data
Biological Diversity in the Patent System
Curcumin as a potential therapeutic candidate for Helicobacter pylori associated diseases.
- ↑ Farmer to pharmacist: curcumin as an anti-invasive and antimetastatic agent for the treatment of cancer
- ↑ Anti-Hyperglycemic and Insulin Sensitizer Effects of Turmeric and Its Principle Constituent Curcumin
- ↑ Mahdizadeh SH, Khaleghi Ghadiri M, Gorji A. 2015. Avicenna's Canon of Medicine: a review of analgesics and anti-inflammatory substances. Avicenna J Phytomed, 5 (3): 182-202
- ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028370
- ↑ The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae): evidence from molecular data
- ↑ Jana Leong-Škorničková, et al. The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae): evidence from molecular data Taxon 64 362 (2015)