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  • noun Plural form of curcuminoid.

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  • Curcumin, chemically diferuloylmethane, and its derivatives demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin, collectively known as curcuminoids, are responsible for the yellow pigment derived from the roots of the perennial herb turmeric Curcuma longa L.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • The result is a 95% concentrate of turmeric antioxidants known as curcuminoids including curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • Turmeric extracts containing curcuminoids prevent experimental rheumatoid arthritis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Turmeric extracts containing curcuminoids prevent experimental rheumatoid arthritis.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • The curcuminoids prevent NFκB activation with extreme efficiency.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, and other top cancer research centers in the United States are involved in preclinical and clinical research on the anticancer mechanism and application of curcuminoids in conditions including colon, breast, head, neck, and prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, and respiratory tract cancers.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • As predicted by the brain/beauty hypothesis, the curcuminoids found in turmeric are also active in the skin.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • In looking at the molecular structure of the PBN nitrone spin traps, I recognized a familiar structure, one that is seen in the Michael acceptor pharmacophores in cinnamic aldehyde, the curcuminoids found in turmeric, and the nitroalkenes described earlier in this chapter.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • By modulating the effects of key pro-inflammatory molecules, including cyclooxygenase 2, leukotrienes, prostaglandins, nitric oxide, interferon-inducible protein, tumor necrosis factor TNF, and interleukin-12, the curcuminoids in turmeric suppress inflammation.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • The curcuminoids may enhance the secretion of anti-inflammatory corticosteroids from the adrenal glands or boost their anti-inflammatory power.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

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