Organic chemistry
Isolation and characterization of curcumin from powdered rhizomes of turmeric plant marketed in Maragheh city of Iran with soxhlet technique

Mehdi Nabati; Mehrdad Mahkam; Hassan Heidari

Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 236-325, Serial No. 5 , October 2014, , Pages 236-243

Abstract
  Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring material. It has been used in traditional medicine for various diseases. Curcumin, the main yellow bioactive component of turmeric has been shown to have a wide spectrum of biological actions. Heretofore, it has ...  Read More

Isolation and characterization of curcumin from powdered rhizomes of turmeric plant marketed in Maragheh city of Iran with soxhlet technique