Haddad Mohamed auteur aut IRD Sauvain Michel auteur aut IRD Deharo Eric auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Members of the Curcuma plant species (Zingiberaceae) have been used for centuries in cooking, cosmetics, staining and in traditional medicine as "omnipotent" remedies. Herbal preparations made with, and molecules extracted from, Curcuma have been shown to possess a wide variety of pharmacological properties against malignant proliferation, hormonal disorders, inflammation, and parasitosis among other conditions. This review evaluates Curcuma and its associated bioactive compounds, particularly focusing on studies examining the parasiticidal activity of these components against the tropical parasites Plasmodium, Leishmania, Trypanosoma, Schistosoma and more generally against other cosmopolitan parasites ( nematodes, Babesia, Candida, Giardia, Coccidia and Sarcoptes). specialized Curcuma Zingiberaceae parasites 076 052 77 6 672-678 2011 0032-0943 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062898 10.1055/s-0030-1250549 0032-0943 [F B010062898] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062898 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2014-09-26/010062898.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2011-05-31 2017-08-23 fdi:010062898 fre