Specification of Curcumin
[Production Name]: Curcumin
[Apperance]: Orange fine powder
[Specification]:
Curcumin Powder: Water soluble Curcumin: 2.5% -20%;
Curcumin: 5% -95%, slightly soluble in water;
Tetrahydrocurminoids / Tetrahydrocurcumin: 95%, slightly soluble in water;
Synthetic curcumin: 98% ;
Curcumin Oil: 10% -35%.
[Test Method]: HPLC
[Solubility]: Good Soluble in ther water.
Function of Curcumin
1. Curcumin mainly used in many foods as a coloring in mustard, cheese, beverages and cakes;
2. Curcumin used for dyspepsia, chronic anterior uveitis and Helicobacter pylori bacteria;
3. Curcumin used as a topical analgesic, and for colic, hepatitis, ringworm and chest pain;
4. With the function of improving blood circulation and treating amenorrhea;
5. With the function of lipid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, anti-tumor and anti-oxidation;
6. Curcumin contains antioxidants, which protect cells against damage caused by free radicals;
7. Curcumin has the effect on lowering blood pressure, treating diabetes and protecting the liver;
8. With the function of treating women dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea.
Application of Curcumin
1. As medicine’s raw materials for anti-inflammatory and regulating menstruation, it is mainly used in pharmaceutical field;
2. As products for regulating menstruation, it is mainly used in health product industry;
3. As pigments, food additives of seasoning, it is mainly used in cosmetic industry.