Curcumin: A review of its effects on human health

Foods

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Hewlings, Susan J ^a,b   Kalman, Douglas S ^c,d  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Substantiation Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QPS MRA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Curcumin; Polyphenol; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083792627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods6100092     Document Type: Review

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