Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs
The growing popularity of the use of nutraceuticals in the prevention and alleviation of symptoms of many diseases in humans and dogs means that they are increasingly the subject of research. A representative of the nutraceutical that deserves special attention is turmeric. Turmeric belongs to the f...
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| description | The growing popularity of the use of nutraceuticals in the prevention and alleviation of symptoms of many diseases in humans and dogs means that they are increasingly the subject of research. A representative of the nutraceutical that deserves special attention is turmeric. Turmeric belongs to the family <i>Zingiberaceae</i> and is grown extensively in Asia. It is a plant used as a spice and food coloring, and it is also used in traditional medicine. The biologically active factors that give turmeric its unusual properties and color are curcuminoids. It is a group of substances that includes curcumin, de-methoxycurcumin, and bis-demethoxycurcumin. Curcumin is used as a yellow-orange food coloring. The most important pro-health effects observed after taking curcuminoids include anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antioxidant effects. The aim of this study was to characterize turmeric and its main substance, curcumin, in terms of their properties, advantages, and disadvantages, based on literature data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b323aaa4f2a4dea81e6e92efbf907ba2023-11-19T14:28:25ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-09-0124191456110.3390/ijms241914561Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus DogsJagoda Kępińska-Pacelik0Wioletta Biel1Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Division of Animal Nutrition and Food, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Division of Animal Nutrition and Food, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, PolandThe growing popularity of the use of nutraceuticals in the prevention and alleviation of symptoms of many diseases in humans and dogs means that they are increasingly the subject of research. A representative of the nutraceutical that deserves special attention is turmeric. Turmeric belongs to the family <i>Zingiberaceae</i> and is grown extensively in Asia. It is a plant used as a spice and food coloring, and it is also used in traditional medicine. The biologically active factors that give turmeric its unusual properties and color are curcuminoids. It is a group of substances that includes curcumin, de-methoxycurcumin, and bis-demethoxycurcumin. Curcumin is used as a yellow-orange food coloring. The most important pro-health effects observed after taking curcuminoids include anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antioxidant effects. The aim of this study was to characterize turmeric and its main substance, curcumin, in terms of their properties, advantages, and disadvantages, based on literature data.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/19/14561antioxidant potential<i>Curcuma longa</i> L.diferuloylmethanediseasespharmacological activitiesrhizome |
| spellingShingle | Jagoda Kępińska-Pacelik Wioletta Biel Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs International Journal of Molecular Sciences antioxidant potential <i>Curcuma longa</i> L. diferuloylmethane diseases pharmacological activities rhizome |
| title | Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs |
| title_full | Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs |
| title_fullStr | Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs |
| title_short | Turmeric and Curcumin—Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs |
| title_sort | turmeric and curcumin health promoting properties in humans versus dogs |
| topic | antioxidant potential <i>Curcuma longa</i> L. diferuloylmethane diseases pharmacological activities rhizome |
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