Health Benefits of Curcumin in the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases

Medicines obtained from plants have portrayed the crucial involvement in both cultures’ health, ancient and modern times because of their inexpensive properties and belief of the people that natural products have less or no side effects. Curcuma longa (turmeric), a perennial shrub integrated from the family Zingiberaceae, was used fora long as a spice to alleviate inflammation, discomfort, healing of wounds, and digestive ailments in Asian food. In various forms, curcumin is recognized and utilized globally for many health advantages, mainly due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions. The therapeutic effectiveness of curcumin against many illnesses, including arthritis, cardiovascular, diabetes, neurological, Crohn's disease, and tumor have already been recorded. The therapy of curcumin has been validated in a variety of respiratory diseases, such as asthma, bronchial hyperactivity, and allergy, as well as for liver, anorexia, rheumatism, and diabetic wounds according to Ayurvedic medicine. It is used to treat abdominal pain-related disorders as in traditional Chinese Medicine. It was utilized as a treatment for sprains and swelling in ancient Hindu medicine. This review paper outlines many health advantages and activities of Curcumi