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1 Curcuminâa derivative of turmeric, and the pigment that gives the curry spice turmeric its yellow-orange colorâhas been extensively researched.2  Curcumin appears to be universally useful for just about every type of cancer, and has the most evidence-based literature supporting its use against cancer of any nutrient.nfortunately, while there's some curcumin in whole turmeric, there's not enough in the regular spice to achieve clinically relevant results. The turmeric root itself contains only about three percent curcumin concentration. Another major limitation of curcumin as a therapeutic agent is that it is poorly absorbed.
Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Turmericâs other two curcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. The curcuminoids are natural phenols, and are responsible for the yellow color of turmeric.Curcumin can exist in several tautomeric forms, including a 1,3-diketo form and two equivalent enol forms.urmeric, Curcumin and Curcuminoids. The qualities and characteristics that belong to Curcumin and curcuminoids originate with turmeric, which has been used for thousands of years by the women of India externally as well as internally. Externally, turmeric is used to give them beautiful, blemish-free, ageless skin.