curcumin
Noun
Meaning
The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
A curcumin and polysorbate solution or curcumin powder dissolved in alcohol is used for water-containing products.
And, since turmeric contains only about 5 percent curcumin, you’ll get more curcumin with a supplement.
The academics concluded curcumin - the pigment in turmeric that gives it its colour - could 'represent an effective drug for cancer treatment, alone or combined with other agents'.
Curcumin is also poorly absorbed by the body, which would limits it efficacy in treating cancer.
Add anti-inflammatory herbs, including turmeric (a source of curcumin), ginger and rosemary, to your daily diet.
An agreement to set up the biggest plant in the world for the production of curcumin for food and medical supplements at Salalah Free Zone at a cost of $20 million was signed on Tuesday in Mumbai, India.