Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Curcumin"
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Co-formulation and therapeutic evaluation of bioactive plant compounds in Pheroid®
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Cancer is a global health burden; of which lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type and has the highest mortality. The survival profile of lung cancer patients at all stages is dismal despite the availability of ... -
Combining selected medicinal plant extracts to improve wound healing of the skin
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Throughout history plant-based medicines have been used for the treatment and management of wounds and some of these natural remedies are still very popular. Aloe vera gel is a well-known medicinal plant widely used in ... -
Curcumin delivery across excised sheep nasal mucosa from temperature sensitive gel formulations containing bioenhancers
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Curcumin has been researched extensively for its medicinal properties such as the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and other central nervous system (CNS) conditions. Curcumin, however, exhibits extremely poor ... -
Development of curcumin containing direct compressible gastro-retentive tablets
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Curcumin is the main active compound found in turmeric that exhibits many medicinal actions such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, antimicrobial and anti-cancer effects. However, the systemic delivery of curcumin by ... -
An investigation of plant derived compounds as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Computational chemistry, among other things, elucidates possible drug-molecular target interactions when an algorithm is run on a molecular modelling program. Although it is just a projection of reality, it enables researchers ...