Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Muhammed Sajid EK, Mohammed Ashif, Arsha Saji, Mohammed Junaidh and Mukul Kumar

Abstract:
Turmeric is a spice that has good medical properties and it has different health benefits for the human body, the major source of polyphenol is curcumin. Turmeric is derived from Curcuma longa, a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant native to tropical South Asia and a member of the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is used as a pungent compound in food items which gives colour and good flavour to foods a cocking spice. Turmeric helps to manage oxidative and inflammatory conditions. Thus, this review aims to offer a discussion of turmeric its Nutritional, Phytochemical Properties, Biological and Therapeutically Properties, and health promotion and disease prevention, with a focus on its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anticancer and anti-diabetic.