A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Potential of Curcuma longa Linn. in Relation to its Major Active Constituent Curcumin

S Fuloria, J Mehta, A Chandel, M Sekar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa Linn.(C. longa), popularly known as turmeric, belongs to the Zingiberaceae
family and has a long historical background of having healing properties against many …

Polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of natural bioactive agents: recent advances and challenges

M Elmowafy, K Shalaby, MH Elkomy, OA Alsaidan… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, several natural bioactive agents have been widely utilized in the
treatment and prevention of many diseases owing to their unique and versatile therapeutic …

Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

Potential role of curcumin and its nanoformulations to treat various types of cancers

MT Kabir, MH Rahman, R Akter, T Behl, D Kaushik… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a major burden of disease globally. Each year, tens of millions of people are
diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it …

The multifaceted role of curcumin in advanced nanocurcumin form in the treatment and management of chronic disorders

P Tagde, P Tagde, F Islam, S Tagde, M Shah… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is the primary polyphenol in turmeric's curcuminoid class. It has a wide range of
therapeutic applications, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic …

Curcumin-based nanoformulations: A promising adjuvant towards cancer treatment

S Hafez Ghoran, A Calcaterra, M Abbasi, F Taktaz… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Throughout the United States, cancer remains the second leading cause of death.
Traditional treatments induce significant medical toxic effects and unpleasant adverse …

Curcumin-encapsulated nanoparticles as innovative antimicrobial and wound healing agent

AE Krausz, BL Adler, V Cabral, M Navati… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Burn wounds are often complicated by bacterial infection, contributing to morbidity and
mortality. Agents commonly used to treat burn wound infection are limited by toxicity …

Antimicrobial activity of curcumin in nanoformulations: A comprehensive review

JK Trigo-Gutierrez, Y Vega-Chacón, AB Soares… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcumin (CUR) is a natural substance extracted from turmeric that has antimicrobial
properties. Due to its ability to absorb light in the blue spectrum, CUR is also used as a …

Curcumin encapsulation in functional PLGA nanoparticles: A promising strategy for cancer therapies

F da Silva Feltrin, T Agner, C Sayer… - Advances in colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have emerged as promising drug delivery systems for the treatment of several
diseases. Novel cancer therapies have exploited these particles as alternative adjuvant …

Therapeutic applications of curcumin nanoformulations

MM Yallapu, PKB Nagesh, M Jaggi, SC Chauhan - The AAPS journal, 2015 - Springer
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a bioactive and major phenolic component of turmeric
derived from the rhizomes of curcuma longa linn. For centuries, curcumin has exhibited …