Curcumin and curcumoids: hepatoprotection or hepatotoxicity?

Curcumin (Curcuma longa) and curcumin analogues are plant-based drugs used because of their possible antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Clinical data on the efficacy of curcumin as a hepatoprotectant are limited, with growing concern for formulations that may potentially increase curcumin hepatotoxicity.