Curcumin to suppress Cancer Cell

Curcumin is one of the products of plant secondary metabolites of turmeric and ginger. Traditionally, curcumin has been used in medicine in Asia, including Indonesia, to treat wounds, relieve pain and arthritis. Now experts are finding that curcumin can also treat cancer.

Curcumin is one of the products of plant secondary metabolites of turmeric and ginger. Traditionally, curcumin has been used in medicine in Asia, including Indonesia, to treat wounds, relieve pain and arthritis. Now experts are finding that curcumin can also treat cancer.

Ginger plants only exist in Indonesia. This plant is commonly found in Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and South Maluku. Due to the large potential as future drugs, experts are now focusing on native plants of Indonesia.

There are a lot of data and literature indicates that turmeric and ginger has great potential as anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-immunodeficiency, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and anti-infection.
Anti-oxidant content in curcumin can reduce inflammation and swelling. Curcumin widely studied as a cancer drug because of inflammation or inflammation found in many cancer patients.

Research has shown anti-oxidant turmeric can protect the fat, hemoglobin, and DNA from free radical attack. Anticancer agent found in turmeric also has toxicity that can selectively destroy cancer cells without damaging normal tissue so as to minimize side effects.

Laboratory studies and animal experiments showed that curcumin could slow the spread of cancer and the growth of tumor cells in blood vessels. This causes cancer cells to die. Various research in the laboratory showed that curcumin effectively to prevent colon cancer, prostate, and breast cancer.

However, current study was conducted is still at an early stage so that the experts do not recommend this herbal medicine in the treatment or prevention of cancer. Until now, research on curcumin is still conducted by experts.