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The Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Curcumin in Health and Disease pp 321–341Cite as

IMMUNOMODULATION BY CURCUMIN

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Turmeric, the bright yellow spice extracted from the tuberous rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa, has been used in traditional Indian and Chinese systems of medicine for centuries to treat a variety of ailments, including jaundice and hepatic disorders, rheumatism, anorexia, diabetic wounds, and menstrual difficulties. Most of the medicinal effects of turmeric have been attributed to curcumin, the principal curcumanoid found in turmeric.

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  1. Ransom Horne, Jr., Professor of Cancer Research Professor of Cancer Medicine (Biochemistry)and Chief, Cytokine Research Section Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston,, TX, 143, 77030, USA

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Gautam, S.C., Gao, X., Dulchavsky, S. (2007). IMMUNOMODULATION BY CURCUMIN. In: Aggarwal, B.B., Surh, YJ., Shishodia, S. (eds) The Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Curcumin in Health and Disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, vol 595. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-46401-5_14

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