Biological activities of Curcuma longa L

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 723-728

  Araujo C A C ^a   Leon, L L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Curcuma longa L; Curcumin; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CURCUMIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CURCUMIN; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 0035404019     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000500026     Document Type: Article

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