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definition
A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.
Examples of curcumin in a Sentence
Another way curcumin helps to keep your cholesterol levels under control is by helping your liver eliminate any excess cholesterol.
We use turmeric from Java, Indonesia, which is an extract of pure curcumin.
The compound, curcumin, which gives the spice turmeric its yellow color, proved effective in tests on mice.
Cheaper turmeric products simply use culinary turmeric products simply use culinary turmeric which contains only a fraction of the curcumin.
Colors are either natural (e.g. curcumin (E100) is a yellow extract of turmeric roots), nature identical or artificial.
A methanol extract of the dried powdered turmeric rhizome and curcumin were tested against 19 strains of H. pylori.
Cheaper turmeric products simply use culinary turmeric which contains only a fraction of the curcumin.
In one small study, Curcumin was given orally to 32 chronic anterior uveitis patients who were divided into two groups.