Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

During ancient times, Curcuma longa, a perennial herb belonging to the turmeric family, was utilized in the culinary industry as a natural pigment. Decades of research have been devoted to determining the medicinal properties and function of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of cancer. This has led to the development of novel techniques for the extraction, purification, synthesis, and optimization of curcumin production and applications. The remarkable studies that investigated the extraction and purification of curcumin are available, but most of the techniques are still at the lab level. In this review, comprehensively, we have discussed the currently developed curcumin extraction, synthesis, nano formulations and therapeutic uses.