Development and evaluation of herbal cream containing Curcumin from Curcuma longa

This study was conducted to extract, purify, and isolate Curcumin from the plant Curcuma longa and then to formulate a curcumin containing herbal moisturizing cream. Curcuma longa, is a member of Zingiberaceae family; turmeric is derived from their rhizomes. The dark orange color of curcuma is due to the presence of lipophilic, polyphenolic carotenoids known as curcuminoids.1 Curcumin is known to have medicinal effects on a different types of diseases in human, and has shown the anti-proliferative effect in multiple cancers.2 It is therapeutically used in many diseases like amenorrhea, anemia, asthma, dislocation of joints, diabetes, diarrhea, cough, dyspepsia, liver disorder, loss of appetite, cough, bronchitis, hepatitis, ring worm infection, menstrual disorder, tooth ache, urinary infection, skin diseases, scorpion sting, ring worm infection, and weakness of eye sight.3 Curcuma longa usually cultivated in Cambodia, India, South China, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. Normally Turmeric found at the altitude of 500-900 m in Thailand.4