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J Herbmed Pharmacol. 2018;7(4): 211-219. doi: 10.15171/jhp.2018.33

Review

Immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects of curcumin

Nadia Boroumand 1 ORCID, Saeed Samarghandian 2, Seyed Isaac Hashemy 3 * ORCID

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