Turmeric is a curry spice that originated from India, which has attracted great interest in
recent decades because it contains bioactive curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin …

Herbal drugs or herbal medicines (HMs) have a long-standing history as natural remedies
for preventing and curing diseases. HMs have garnered greater interest during the past …

Metabolic diseases have become a serious threat to human health worldwide. It is crucial to
look for effective drugs from natural products to treat metabolic diseases. Curcumin, a …

The current study aimed to fabricate curcumin-loaded bacterial cellulose (BC-Cur)
nanocomposite as a potential wound dressing for partial thickness burns by utilizing the …

Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) and Raman and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) techniques
have emerged as reliable analytical methods for effectively characterizing and quantifying …

Background Quality control (QC) of nutraceuticals has always been a challenging task due
to their complex nature and wide sources of variability. As a green, fast, and nondestructive …

Food fraud in herbs and spices is an important topic, which has led to new technologies
being studied as potential tools for fraud identification. Nontargeted technologies have …

Deliberate adulteration of food products is as old as food processing and production
systems. Food adulteration is occurring increasingly often today. With globalization and …

Turmeric, a spice known for its therapeutic benefits, is a major source of curcumin which is a
polyphenol with anti-inflammatory properties. It aids in treating arthritis, anxiety, metabolic …

Saffron, the dried red stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus L., is well-known as one of the most
important and expensive spices worldwide. It is thus highly susceptible to fraudulent …