*Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur
**Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal
***Dental Surgeon and and Consultant, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Department of Dental Surgery, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences
1Address for Correspondence: Dr. Rahul Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur (U.P). Email: drrahul_osmf@yahoo.com
Online published on 10 July, 2014.
Natural plant products have been used throughout human history for various purposes. Turmeric is known for many years for its use in treating several conditions. It is being used in Indian kitchens as a coloring and flavoring agent. The polyphenol curcumin is the active ingredient in the herbal remedy and dietary spice turmeric. A literature review was done from the world wide web and pubmed/medline for extracting information for the review article. The use of turmeric in medicine, active ingredients, mechanism of action, clinical uses related to dentistry and possible side effects are briefly reviewed in this article.
Curcumin, Turmeric, Herbs
