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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
Volume 62, Issue 8, Pages 2140-2157Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1850417
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Curcuma longa; curcumin; psoriasis; lupus erythematosus; osteoarthritis; inflammatory bowel diseases
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Curcuma or curcumin can play a significant role in treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases by improving symptoms, reducing disease progression, and showing effects equivalent to ibuprofen and diclofenac, but with fewer side effects.
Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases affect innumerous people and are considered a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and Curcuma sp can work as important therapies in the approach of these diseases. For this reason the aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of Curcuma or curcumin in five autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases for instance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Osteoarthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematous, Psoriasis, and Sclerosis. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched and PRISMA guidelines were used to build this systematic review. Curcuma sp or curcumin have been gaining ground in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases due to the wide range of bioactive compounds capable of exerting substantial anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions. The effects can be associated with improvement of symptoms and induction of remission in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients; reduction of erythema and induration of lesions in psoriasis; and slow down the disease progression in patients with sclerosis. Furthermore, curcumin shows effects equivalent to ibuprofen and diclofenac, without the adverse effects generally reported by patients. Curcuma or its derivatives can be used safely and efficiently as adjuvants or as a main therapy for these diseases that increase year by year in the world population.
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