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An Insight Into The Role Of Vitamins Other Than Vitamin D On Bone, Robert E. Salazar, Jameela Banu
An Insight Into The Role Of Vitamins Other Than Vitamin D On Bone, Robert E. Salazar, Jameela Banu
Health & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Vitamins are essential micronutrients for normal development. Great emphasis has been placed on vitamin D for bone development and maintenance. However, other vitamins also influence bone health. While some of them are more beneficial to bone and increase bone mass by increasing bone formation, calcium deposition and stimulate osteoblastogenesis, higher concentrations of others have deleterious effects causing fragile bones and increasing the risk of fractures. Knowledge about the effects of these vitamins will help in better maintenance of bone. This review focuses on the information available on vitamins A,B,C,E and K on bone health. Existing information supports vitamin C and …
Curcumin: A Folklore Remedy From Kitchen On The Way To Clinic As Cancer Drug, Debasish Bandyopadhyay
Curcumin: A Folklore Remedy From Kitchen On The Way To Clinic As Cancer Drug, Debasish Bandyopadhyay
Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations
Numerous compounds are widely distributed in nature and many of these possess medicinal/biological/pharmacological activity. Curcumin, a polyphenol derived from the rhizomes (underground stems) of Curcuma longa Linn (a member of the ginger family, commonly known as turmeric) is a culinary spice and therapeutic used in India for thousands of years to induce color and flavor in food as well as to treat a wide array of diseases. The origin of turmeric as spice and folklore medicine is so old that it is lost in legend. Curcumin has many beneficial pharmacological effects which includes, but are not limited with, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, …