Abstract
Chronic inflammatory diseases are now a
major health concern as they cause a large
number of death cases. It is therefore
important to control inflammation using anti
inflammatory compounds that are safe and
affordable. Many studies suggest that many
compounds derived from plants have anti
inflammatory effects; one of which is
Curcumin. Curcumin is a principal
constituent of turmeric; which has high
potential in improving chronic inflammatory
disease with less side effects. A large number
of studies have proven that curcumin has
broad variety of biological functions; anti
inflammatory, anti-oxidant, wound-healing,
anti-cancer and anti-arthritis, among which
