About Curcumin
Curcumin is the main biologically active phytochemical compound in Asian native (Specially Indian native) turmeric dry roots. It is extracted by solvent extraction, Concentrated & supply. Turmeric is widely used as a spice, Natural Food Colour, & herbal alternative medicine for treatment of various illnesses worldwide.
In nutraceuticals field Curcumin is gaining a significant importance in various fields.
The major Curcuminoids are
1. curcumin (70-75%),
2. Demethoxy curcumin (15-20%)
3. Bis-demethoxy curcumin (about 3%).
World & Curcumin
India is today’s the largest exporter of turmeric to countries like the USA, the UK ,Middle East, and Japan. Some of the well-accepted varieties are : 'Alleppey Finger' (from Kerala), 'Madras Finger', and 'Erode turmeric' (from Tamil Nadu), Rajapore' and 'Sangli turmeric' (from Maharashtra) and 'Nizamabad Bulb' (from Andhra Pradesh). India also exports turmeric in powder form and as oleoresins. Vision India Technology is a major manufacturer and exporter of circumin as well as the major circumin supplier from India.
Medicinal Benefits of curcumin
Anti-Inflammatory
Anti-Viral
Anti-Cancer
Anti-Bacterial
Hepatic protectant
Lowering cholesterol