Curcumin and curcumoids: hepatoprotection or hepatotoxicity?
Miguel Fernández-BermejoAlberto Masa CaballeroÁngela Lozano LozanoPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2022)
Curcumin (Curcuma longa) and curcumin analogues are plant-based drugs used because of their possible antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Clinical data on the efficacy of curcumin as a hepatoprotectant are limited, with growing concern for formulations that may potentially increase curcumin hepatotoxicity.