Turmeric

Turmeric has been used in Asia for thousands of years and is a major part of Ayurveda Siddha medicine traditional Chinese medicine Unani and the animistic rituals of Austronesian peoples. Curcumin is a polyphenolic hydrophobic substance derived within the rhizome of Curcuma longa. It has been proved that usually curcumin provides anticancer impact against different types of malignancies anti-inflammatory anti-oxidant anti-microbial anti-diabetic and anti-rheumatic actions. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the movable joints affecting the elderly population. One of the potential antiosteoarthritic agents under limelight is curcumin.