Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)

Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the use of turmeric in wound management? Background: Turmeric is a plant from which the rhizome is used to prepare a spice. In Indian and Asian cultures, turmeric spice has traditionally been used as a treatment for a wide variety of conditions...

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Main Author: Watts, Robin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge Media 2017
Online Access:https://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=145516263562004;res=IELHEA
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59229
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description Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the use of turmeric in wound management? Background: Turmeric is a plant from which the rhizome is used to prepare a spice. In Indian and Asian cultures, turmeric spice has traditionally been used as a treatment for a wide variety of conditions including wounds. It contains high concentrations of an active chemical substance curcumin. Curcumin is reported as having, among others, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties and is used to treat a wide range of conditions. There are few published studies on the use of curcumin in human wound care, with evidence primarily provided from in-vitro and in-vivo studies.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-592292018-02-27T04:29:19Z Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs) Watts, Robin Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the use of turmeric in wound management? Background: Turmeric is a plant from which the rhizome is used to prepare a spice. In Indian and Asian cultures, turmeric spice has traditionally been used as a treatment for a wide variety of conditions including wounds. It contains high concentrations of an active chemical substance curcumin. Curcumin is reported as having, among others, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties and is used to treat a wide range of conditions. There are few published studies on the use of curcumin in human wound care, with evidence primarily provided from in-vitro and in-vivo studies. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59229 https://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=145516263562004;res=IELHEA Cambridge Media fulltext
spellingShingle Watts, Robin
Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title_full Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title_fullStr Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title_full_unstemmed Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title_short Evidence summary: Turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (Limited Resources Communities — LRCs)
title_sort evidence summary: turmeric (curcumin) in wound management — (limited resources communities — lrcs)
url https://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=145516263562004;res=IELHEA
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59229