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'''Haridra''' (''Curcuma longa'' L.), widely known as turmeric, is a perennial rhizomatous herb of the family Zingiberaceae<ref name="Fuloria2022">{{cite journal |last1=Fuloria |first1=Shivkanya |last2=Mehta |first2=Jyoti |last3=Chandel |first3=Aditi |last4=Sekar |first4=Mahendran |last5=Rani |first5=Nur Najihah Izzati Mat |year=2022 |title=A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Potential of Curcuma longa Linn. in Relation to its Major Active Constituent Curcumin |journal=Frontiers in Pharmacology |volume=13 |pages=820806 |doi=10.3389/fphar.2022.820806 |pmc=8990857}}</ref>. Celebrated in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic medicine]] for millennia as a potent ''Vishaghna'' (antitoxic), ''Kushthaghna'' (alleviator of skin diseases), and ''Pramehahara'' (antidiabetic) agent, modern pharmacological research has extensively validated its molecular mechanisms<ref name="Razavi2021">{{cite journal |last1=Razavi |first1=Bibi Marjan |last2=Ghasemzadeh Rahbardar |first2=Mahboobeh |last3=Hosseinzadeh |first3=Hossein |year=2021 |title=A review of therapeutic potentials of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and its active constituent, curcumin, on inflammatory disorders, pain, and their related patents |journal=Phytotherapy Research |volume=35 |issue=12 |pages=6489–6513 |doi=10.1002/ptr.7224 |pmid=34312922}}</ref>. Its therapeutic actions are primarily driven by polyphenolic curcuminoids and volatile sesquiterpenes<ref name="Hewlings2017">{{cite journal |last1=Hewlings |first1=Susan J. |last2=Kalman |first2=Douglas S. |year=2017 |title=Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health |journal=Foods |volume=6 |issue=10 |pages=92 |doi=10.3390/foods6100092 |pmid=29065496 |pmc=5664031}}</ref>.
'''Haridra''' (''Curcuma longa'' L.), widely known as turmeric, is a perennial rhizomatous herb of the family Zingiberaceae<ref name="Fuloria2022">{{cite journal |last1=Fuloria |first1=Shivkanya |last2=Mehta |first2=Jyoti |last3=Chandel |first3=Aditi |last4=Sekar |first4=Mahendran |last5=Rani |first5=Nur Najihah Izzati Mat |year=2022 |title=A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Potential of Curcuma longa Linn. in Relation to its Major Active Constituent Curcumin |journal=Frontiers in Pharmacology |volume=13 |pages=820806 |doi=10.3389/fphar.2022.820806 |pmc=8990857}}</ref>. Celebrated in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic medicine]] for millennia as a potent ''Vishaghna'' (antitoxic), ''Kushthaghna'' (alleviator of skin diseases), and ''Pramehahara'' (antidiabetic) agent, modern pharmacological research has extensively validated its molecular mechanisms<ref name="Razavi2021">{{cite journal |last1=Razavi |first1=Bibi Marjan |last2=Ghasemzadeh Rahbardar |first2=Mahboobeh |last3=Hosseinzadeh |first3=Hossein |year=2021 |title=A review of therapeutic potentials of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and its active constituent, curcumin, on inflammatory disorders, pain, and their related patents |journal=Phytotherapy Research |volume=35 |issue=12 |pages=6489–6513 |doi=10.1002/ptr.7224 |pmid=34312922}}</ref>. Its therapeutic actions are primarily driven by polyphenolic curcuminoids and volatile sesquiterpenes.<ref name="Hewlings2017">{{cite journal |last1=Hewlings |first1=Susan J. |last2=Kalman |first2=Douglas S. |year=2017 |title=Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health |journal=Foods |volume=6 |issue=10 |pages=92 |doi=10.3390/foods6100092 |pmid=29065496 |pmc=5664031}}</ref>
 
[[File:Haridra.jpg|thumb|'''Haridra (''Curcuma longa'')''']]


==Therapeutic Uses==
==Therapeutic Uses==
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[https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical-detailedpage/IMPHY007574 IMPPAT database]


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