Curcumin's antioxidant effects on inflammatory diseases

Abstract

There are similar inflammatory reasons behind non-contagious chronic diseases. The prevalenceof these diseases increases everyday both in our country and around the world. That's why scientists have begun looking for strong antioxidants that could help prevent and treat such inflammatory diseases. Curcumin is one of those antioxidants. Curcumin is one of the components of turmeric, which belongs to the ginger family. Many studies showed that the curcuminoids in turmericcan be used to prevent and treat cardiovascular, autoimmune and endocrine diseases, cancer aswell as various inflammatory diseases. With this study, we aim to interpret these recent studiesconducted with curcumin.