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    Curcumin

    Feb 12, 2020 3 minutes
    Words DR KAREN BRIDGMAN

    urcumin (actually a group of curcuminoids) is the main active ingredient of the root of the turmeric plant, the “solid gold” of Ayurvedic medicine. It is a group of polyphenols with the chemical name of diferuloylmethane. First isolated in 1851, its chemical structure was determined in 1910 during research in Germany. Today turmeric (as curcumin) is prescribed worldwide with remarkable effectiveness. Turmeric powder contains about 3 per cent curcumin; curry powder contains less than

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