Evaluation of Curcumin Content of Turmeric Accessions Collected from North East India

Author: S.G. Magar* and V.K. Chowdhury

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Abstract

The turmeric globes medicinal invaluable herb, possesses yellow colour pigment curcumin. It offers myriad benefits anticancer, anti-depressant, antioxidant, and antifungal properties. It is believed that turmeric with reddish yellow colour has health benefits, but no reliable proof is available to validate. Since it has high demand for various purposes, large quantity extraction with low-cost is necessary. Therefore, the study standardized a precise spectrophotometric method of curcumin content estimation at 425nm using absolute alcohol. The finding disclose spectrometric method is simple and easy and can used for quality control analysis. Also, study revealed direct association between rhizome colour and curcumin content, the higher curcumin content gives darker rhizome colour. The curcumin content studied in 17 accessions of North East India, discovered different range from 0.29-8.9%. The higher curcumin content observed in Lachin (8.9%) rhizome with reddish-yellow colour followed b

Keywords

Curcumin, Lakadong, North East India, Turmeric, Variation.