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An Indian Spice: Turmeric, in Relation to Skin Health and Cancer

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Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Dermatology

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The effects of turmeric’s circumin component is being critically studied in animals as well as humans.

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  1. University of Arizona, 4601 N. Via Entrada Apt. #2020, Tuscson, AZ, 85718, USA

    Shree Acharya

  2. Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1295 N. Martin Street, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5155, USA

    Ronald Ross Watson Ph.D.

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  2. Division of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman, University of Arizona, 1295 N. Martin Avenue, Tucson, 85724, Arizona, USA

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Acharya, S., Watson, R.R. (2013). An Indian Spice: Turmeric, in Relation to Skin Health and Cancer. In: Watson, R., Zibadi, S. (eds) Bioactive Dietary Factors and Plant Extracts in Dermatology. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-167-7_32

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