Turmeric is of value in situations like COVID-19 pandemic: Study

Therapeutic qualities of turmeric are being probed for many ailments, most recent being cytokine storm caused by COVID-19, as per a recent research.

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Therapeutic qualities of turmeric are being probed for many ailments, most recent being cytokine storm caused by COVID-19, as per a recent research.

Effective in different diseases: Curcumin is effective against a range of diseases, from cancer to common cold. The chem-ical aids management of oxidative and inflammatory conditions, arthritis, anxiety and hyperlipidemia (high level of fats in the blood).
Manage muscle issues: It may also help manage exercise-induced inflammation and muscle soreness.
Multiple health benefits: A relatively low dose can provide health benefits for people that do not have diagnosed health conditions.

Disease	Curcumin’s effect
Cancer	Induces cell death and inhibits proliferation and spread of tumours by suppressing cellular signalling pathways.
Skin diseases	Quenches free radicals and reduces inflamma-tion. In case of wound healing, curcumin improves collagen deposi-tion and increased fibroblast (the most common type of cell found in connective tissue) at the injury site.
Arthritis and inflammatory diseases	It inhibits the inflammatory mediators, oxidation processes, and oxidative stress which cause inflammation.
Diabetes	Reduces fasting blood glucose, glycated haemoglobin (it develops when haemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, joins with glucose in the blood) and body mass index.
Glaucoma	Curcumin-based eye-drops have been found to reduce loss of cells in the retina in rats
Viral diseases	Regulates the expression of both pro- and anti-inflammatory factors, promoting white blood cells death, and scavenging the reactive oxygen species, which exacerbates the inflammatory response.