Topical Application of Curcumin Orabase in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF)
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-02-01
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Summary
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is the chief component of the spice turmeric and is derived from
the rhizome of the East Indian plant Curcuma longa. Curcuma longais a member of the
Zingiberacae (ginger) family of botanicals and is a perennial plant that is native to
Southeast Asia. Turmeric contains a class of compounds known as the curcuminoids, comprised
of curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin.