TABLE 3.

Clinical uses of C. longa and its major compound curcumin (https://clinicaltrials.gov/).

S. No.	Clinical use	Condition	Intervention	Status
1.	Curcumin as nutraceutical in patients of depression	Major depressive disorder	Dietary Supplement: Curcumin Drug: Fluoxetine	Completed
2.	Premedication with curcumin on post-endodontic pain	Acute pulpitis	Drug: Curcumin	Completed
			Dietary Supplement: 400 mg starch
3.	Curcumin during the off treatment periods in patients with prostate cancer undergoing intermittent androgen deprivation therapy	Prostate cancer	Dietary Supplement: Curcumin and placebo	Completed
4.	Curcumin and function in older adults	Older adults, physical function, and cognitive function	Drug: Curcumin or microcrystalline cellulose	Completed
5.	Turmeric on new onset primary dysmenorrhea	Primary dysmenorrhea	Drug: Naproxen	Completed
			Dietary Supplement: Turmeric
6.	Turmeric and exercise-induced muscle damage and oxinflammation	Muscular injury	Dietary Supplement: Turmeric strength for joint and placebo	Completed
7.	Topical application of commercially available Curcuma longa gel on superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde levels in saliva of chronic periodontitis patients	Chronic periodontitis	Drug: Topical application of Curenext gel	Completed
			Dietary Supplement: Placebo
8.	Turmeric on oxidative modulation in ESRD (end-stage renal disease) patients	End-stage renal failure	Drug: Turmeric	Completed
			Dietary Supplement: Placebo
9.	Turmeric in gingival massaging and adjunct to scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis patient	Chronic periodontitis	Procedure: Tooth brushing with dentifrice, turmeric massaging, scaling, and root planing with turmeric massaging	Completed
10.	Turmeric and turmeric-containing tablets and sebum production	Skin inflammation	Dietary Supplement: Turmeric or turmeric-containing combination tablet or placebo tablets	Completed