Open AccessEvaluation of Efficacy of Curcumin as an Add-on therapy in Patients of Bronchial Asthma
Author(s) -
Afroz Abidi,
Surabhi Gupta,
Monika Agarwal,
Hira Lal Bhalla,
Mahip Saluja
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9273.4705
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , bronchodilator , adverse effect , curcumin , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , anesthesia , pharmacology
Bronchial asthma being a chronic inflammatory disease of airways has numerous treatment options none of which have disease modifying properties. Curcumin, a yellow dietary pigment has varied pharmacological activities, prominent among which is an anti-inflammatory activity which may be crucial in bronchial asthma as has been proved by various in vitro and in vivo animal studies.