Targeting curcuminoids from curcuma species

This study is to introduce one of the famous herbal plant called Curcuma longa L. of Zingiberaceae family or also known as turmeric. C. /onga provides a lot of uses and benefits to human in various ways. The medicinal property of C. /onga was reported as anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and wound healing. However, the possibility of differences in the phytochemical compositions of turmeric from different samples such as the local and India sample might be explored. The main objectives in this research are to extract and isolate curcuminoids from C. longa. Another objective of this research is to study the pharmacological activities of C. /onga through several literature reviews such as journals, articles, and books. In this study, two samples of turmeric which are from local and India sample were extracted through solvent extraction and sonication followed by screening via Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. From this study the findings include that both samples of C. longa were made up of curcuminoids. There are no significant difference in the TLC profile between both samples. Moreover, the pharmacological actions of C. longa as anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity and in oral and dental care were also learnt. As a recommendation, hopefully other pharmacological actions of turmeric such as anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, and anti-diabetic could be studied in the future. Besides that, the phytochemical studies of other Curcuma species such as C. leucorrhiza, C. loerzingii, and C. longispica could also be conducted in the future.