curcumin
Yellow turmeric compound
Curcumin is the yellow compound that gives turmeric its color.
It's the active ingredient studied for potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, though evidence for health benefits in humans remains limited.
Curcumin appears in supplements, food coloring, and traditional medicine: Curcumin supplements are popular despite poor bioavailability.
Multi-ringed plant antioxidant
- bioactiveAffecting living tissue
- molecular structureArrangement of atoms in compound
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
bioavailability · absorption · metabolism · metabolite · pharmacokinetics · half-life · blood-brain barrier · nanoparticle
Traditional Hindu healing practice
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- poulticeMoist healing application
wound healing · digestive aid · detox · antioxidant · folk medicine · herbal · holistic · wellness
Ground spice mixture
- garam masalaIndian spice mixture
- golden milkTurmeric-infused warm beverage
- masalaIndian spice blend
- tandooriIndian clay-oven method
Indian cuisine · Southeast Asian · earthy flavor · bitter · pungent · warming · ginger · black pepper
Inflamed joint disease
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
COX-2 · prostaglandins · autoimmune · rheumatoid · colitis · chronic pain · biomarker · clinical trial
Human subject research experiment
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- in vivoWithin living tissue
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
dosage · efficacy · cancer research · Alzheimer's · neuroprotection · apoptosis · angiogenesis · chemoprevention
polyphenol
Multi-ringed plant antioxidant
- bioactiveAffecting living tissue
- molecular structureArrangement of atoms in compound
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
hydrophobic · bioavailability · absorption · metabolism · metabolite · pharmacokinetics · half-life · blood-brain barrier · nanoparticle · liposomal
Ayurveda
Traditional Hindu healing practice
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
poultice · wound healing · digestive aid · detox · antioxidant · folk medicine · herbal · holistic · wellness · preventive
curry powder
Ground spice mixture
- garam masalaIndian spice mixture
- golden milkTurmeric-infused warm beverage
- masalaIndian spice blend
tandoori · Indian cuisine · Southeast Asian · earthy flavor · bitter · pungent · warming · ginger · black pepper · coconut milk
arthritis
Inflamed joint disease
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
- inflammationProtective tissue response
cytokines · COX-2 · prostaglandins · autoimmune · rheumatoid · colitis · chronic pain · biomarker · clinical trial · therapeutic
clinical trial
Human subject research experiment
- in vitroIn an artificial environment
- in vivoWithin living tissue
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
placebo · dosage · efficacy · cancer research · Alzheimer's · neuroprotection · apoptosis · angiogenesis · chemoprevention · preclinical
- supplementsmultivitamins, multivitamin, vitamin, vitamin B6, minerals
- Antioxidantsantioxidants, antioxidant, vitamin C, vitamin E, catalase
- colorantsdye, dyes, pigment, pigments, tint
- Food Colorantscarmine, annatto, beet red, natural color, artificial colors
- Herbal Supplementsechinacea, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, valerian, St. John's wort
- Natural Compoundsalkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, polyphenols, glycosides
curcuminfree radical
Unstable, electron-seeking particle
toxin · carcinogen · poison · placebo · capsaicin