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Curcumin Nanoformulations for Dermatological Applications: From Nutraceuticals to Nanocarriers

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2026.
Nanotechnology‐based delivery platforms enhance the cutaneous administration of curcumin. Loading free curcumin into polymeric micelles, metal‐based nanoparticles, nanogels/hydrogels, liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, or nanoemulsions/nanocrystals helps address its low solubility, poor stability and limited skin permeation. As a result, these systems
Stephany Celeste Gutiérrez‐Ruiz, Alejandra Romero‐Montero, Hector Hernández‐Parra, Sheila I. Peña‐Corona, Héctor Adrián García‐Gasca, Katya Carbone, Fabio Gervasi, Shivaprasad Shetty Mangalpady, Rajesh Kaverikana, Mariia Shanaida, Volodymyr Shanaida, Daniela Calina, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Gerardo Leyva‐Gómez   +13 more
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Lao ethnic group in Central Laos

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
Results from an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Lao ethnic group between 2021 and 2023 identifying the medicinal plants use of 76 species 68 genera 43 families.
Kajonesuk PHENGMALA, Surapon SAENSOUK, Piyaporn SAENSOUK, Phetlasy SOULADETH   +3 more
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Four new Curcuma species (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand

, 2021
Four new Curcuma species (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand are described here. Curcuma fimbriata, C. micrantha and C. spathulata belong to C. subg. Hitcheniopsis, while C. globulifera belongs to the nominal C. subg. Curcuma. Each species is compared to the
J. Leong‐Škorničková, S. Soonthornkalump, W. Thongbai   +2 more
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Fructus Tsaoko, Seeds of Tsaoko Fructus and Ginger Made Seeds of Tsaoko Fructus Based on Drug‐Like Compounds and Aroma Analysis

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
This study mainly consists of two parts. First, after screening for drug‐like metabolites via LC–MS and GC–MS, a comprehensive evaluation model was established using a principal component analysis‐based weighted scoring method, by which the drug‐likeness ranking of three samples was determined.
Han Chen, Meiquan Yang, Weize Yang, Mingju Qi, Zongliang Xu, Tianmei Yang, Jinyu Zhang   +6 more
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Diversity and traditional uses of Zingiberaceae in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand [PDF]

Research & Knowledge, 2018
The objective of this study was to determine the diversity, ecology, conservation status and traditional uses of three tribes, 12 genera and 57 species of Zingiberaceae that were identified during a botanical survey between January and December 2016 in ...
Surapon Saensouk, Piyaporn Saensouk, Pattana Pasorn, Nachayut Chanshotikul   +3 more
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Turmeric and curcumin: From traditional medicine to modern therapeutic applications

JSFA reports, Volume 6, Issue 5, Page 160-178, May 2026.
Abstract Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a medicinal plant, has maintained its cultural and therapeutic significance over centuries in Ayurveda, Unani, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, novel formulations and delivery methods are being developed to address these challenges.
Azma Nadeem, Khurram Afzal, Asad Abbas, Talha Bin Iqbal, Abdul Malik, Javaria Saeed, Mutjardah Zarrish, Bipindra Pandey   +7 more
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Ethnobotanical Study of Zingiberaceae Rhizomes as Traditional Medicine Ingredients by Medicinal Plant Traders in the Pancur Batu Traditional Market, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Journal of Tropical Ethnobiology, 2021
Traditional markets are places for buying and selling medicinal plants and are a source of ethnobotany research data.  This study aims to determine the uses and characteristics of Zingiberaceae rhizomes have been used as traditional medicine and traded ...
M. Silalahi, Nisyawati, E. C. Purba, Daichiro W. Abinawanto, R. S. Wahyuningtyas   +4 more
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Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils from Aerial Parts of Eight Species of Zingiberaceae Family from Vietnam

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2022
The objective of this work was to analyze the content and the chemical diversity of the essential oils from the aerial parts of eight species belonging to Zingiberaceae family collected in Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, Vietnam.
Hong Thien Van, Sao Mai Dam, Uyen Thuy Xuan Phan, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Thi Bao Tran Nguyen, Tan Loc Tran, Thao Nguyen Luu, Van Son Le, Nguyen Tuong An Huynh   +8 more
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HIV and orientation of subsistence and commercial home gardens in rural Ghana: Crop composition, crop diversity and food security [PDF]

, 2010
An empirical study was conducted to explore differences and similarities in biodiversity in subsistence and commercial home gardens of HIV-positive and HIV-negative rural households in the Eastern Region of Ghana and their significance in household food ...
Akrofi, S., Price, L.L., Struik, P.C.
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The Origin and Diversification of Turmerics (Curcuma L.: Zingiberaceae) in Paleotropical Biodiversity Hotspots: The Role of Ancient Hybridisation and Historical Climate Change

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms driving biodiversity in the Indo‐Malayan hotspots, with a particular focus on the roles of ancient hybridisation and historical climate in shaping species diversity. Location The Indo‐Malayan realm, particularly the Western Ghats‐Sri Lanka and Indo‐Burma biodiversity hotspots.
Marcos V. Dantas‐Queiroz, Bijay Khadka, Diana L. A. Vásquez, Zuzana Chumová, Pavel Trávníček, Vojtech Zeisek, Otakar Šída, Jana Leong‐Škorničková, Piyakaset Suksathan, Hữu Đăng Trần, Mamiyil Sabu, Terezie Mandáková, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Tomáš Fér, Eliška Záveská   +14 more
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