The role of lecithin on topical anti-inflammatory activity of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) ointment

• Main Authors: Somayeh Esmaeili (Author), Saleh Omid-Malayeri (Author), Homa Hajimehdipoor (Author), Hamid Reza Rasekh (Author), Hamid Reza Moghimi (Author), Soheil Omid-Malayeri (Author), Roya Yaraee (Author), Mohammad Reza Jalali Nadoushan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is widely used in traditional medicine. In Iranian folk medicine, turmeric and egg yolk mixture is used for inflammation due to dislocations and strains. Since lecithin (one of the component of egg yolk) is an absorption enhancer, it seems this phospholipid ca...