Ameliorating Effects of Curcumin on Diabetes

Abstract

The potential health benefits of turmeric have often been overlooked, but recent research is beginning to suggest that the active ingredient found in the Turmeric, plays an important role in improving insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. Curcumin has been found to possess some remarkable medicinal properties and has wide-ranging biological activities that can help ameliorate the symptoms associated with these disorders. In this review, the positive effects of curcumin on the prevalent metabolic disorder known as diabetes would be examined. Many recent studies have shown the positive effects of this spice and the benefits to patients suffering from this disease. Curcumin has been reported extensively revealing that it improves insulin sensitivity and lowers the levels of glucose in the blood. It also possesses antioxidant properties which have been attributed to the reduction in inflammation and protection of body cells as well. The different bioactive ingredients present in curcumin, their healing characteristics and their applications in medicine as a result of this healing constituent will also be highlighted in this review.