Curcuma longa Extract
A perennial plant belonging to the ginger family. Dried Curcuma longa is used as a spice: turmeric. Turmeric is also used in Asian folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent, as well as for “indigestion, hepatitis, jaundice, diabetes, atherosclerosis and bacterial infections“. The best-researched component of turmeric is curcumin, which has therapeutic potential for treating/preventing cancer, Alzheimer’s and inflammatory diseases. Turmeric has also shown hypoglycemic and anti-obesity effects in animal experiments.
