Abstract

ROLE OF CURCUMIN IN PREVENTION OF COVID 19- A REVIEW

Dr. Pooja Thakur*

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Abstract

Curcumin (Curcuma longa L.) is an Indian spice that is an essential part of Asian cooking and culture, and has been used in conventional remedy systems such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha for centuries, in the red to its wide array of medicinal property. Curcumin, the predominant curcumin in it, influence multiple signal pathway and been establish to possess anti‐ inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypoglycaemic, wound‐ healing, chemopreventive, chemosensitizing and radiosensitizing property.[1] To enhance the bioavailability of curcumin, newer technology such as adjuvant, nanoparticles, liposomes, micelles and phospholipid complexes have been evaluate in the procedure of drug growth. It has been told in various studies that curcumin posses antibacterial, antiviral and antimicrobial property. After looking towards all properties, an attempt has made to collect all these in a paper.

Keywords: Curcumin, Corona, Virus, Alkaloid.