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Curcumin and COVID19

"Curcumin can be appraised to hinder cellular entry, replication of SARS-CoV-2, and to prevent and repair COVID-19-associated damage of pneumocytes, renal cells, cardiomyocytes, hematopoietic stem cells, etc. The modulation and protective effect of curcumin on cytokine storm-related disorders are also discussed."

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Bring on the turmeric!

"Curcumin, the predominant curcumoid in turmeric, influences multiple signalling pathways and been found to possess anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypoglycaemic, wound‐healing, chemopreventive, chemosensitizing and radiosensitizing properties. Curcumin...represses the inflammatory process by reducing cytokine production; therefore, it might play a similar role in protecting against lung injury associated with COVID."

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