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Universidad y Salud
versión impresa ISSN 0124-7107versión On-line ISSN 2389-7066
Resumen
PINZON, Stefanía; CABRERA, Lucía y PICO-FONSECA, Sayda Milena. Curcuma longa as an anti-carcinogen: A literature review. Univ. Salud [online]. 2024, vol.26, n.1, pp.1-8. Epub 06-Sep-2023. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.242601.308.
Introduction:
Curcuma longa (turmeric) is a plant of Hindu origin that is mainly composed of curcumin and has many attributes, including hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatatory and anticancer properties.
Objective:
To determine whether turmeric has anticancer properties, based on scientific evidence.
Materials and methods:
A literature review of PubMed, MEDLINE and Scielo databases was conducted. The review covered the first semester in 2006 to first semester of 2018 time period.
Results:
Anticancer characteristics as well as other benefits of curcumin such as inhibition of tumor growth, autophagy activities, oxidative damage protection, and reduction of proliferation of tumor cells were confirmed.
Conclusion:
Curcuma longa can be used for the prevention and treatment of cancer, which generates new knowledge and different applications in the fight against this disease.
Palabras clave : Antioxidant; functional foods; polyphenol; cancer; prevention; curcuma; curcumin.
