"Curcuma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.
| Descriptor ID |
D030024
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618.937.900.166
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| Concept/Terms |
Tumeric- Tumeric
- Tumerics
- Turmeric
- Turmerics
Curcuma zedoaria- Curcuma zedoaria
- Curcuma zedoarias
- zedoaria, Curcuma
- Zedoary zedoaria
- Zedoary zedoarias
- zedoaria, Zedoary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curcuma" by people in Profiles.
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Hatakeyama J, Davidson JM, Kant A, Koizumi T, Hayakawa F, Taylor AJ. Optimising aroma quality in curry sauce products using in vivo aroma release measurements. Food Chem. 2014 Aug 15; 157:229-39.
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Willcox DC, Scapagnini G, Willcox BJ. Healthy aging diets other than the Mediterranean: a focus on the Okinawan diet. Mech Ageing Dev. 2014 Mar-Apr; 136-137:148-62.
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Willcox BJ, Willcox DC. Caloric restriction, caloric restriction mimetics, and healthy aging in Okinawa: controversies and clinical implications. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2014 Jan; 17(1):51-8.
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Einbond LS, Mighty J, Kashiwazaki R, Figueroa M, Jalees F, Acuna UM, Le Gendre O, Foster DA, Kennelly EJ. Garcinia benzophenones inhibit the growth of human colon cancer cells and synergize with sulindac sulfide and turmeric. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2013 Dec; 13(10):1540-50.
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Kurapati KR, Samikkannu T, Kadiyala DB, Zainulabedin SM, Gandhi N, Sathaye SS, Indap MA, Boukli N, Rodriguez JW, Nair MP. Combinatorial cytotoxic effects of Curcuma longa and Zingiber officinale on the PC-3M prostate cancer cell line. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2012; 23(4):139-46.