• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Curcumin

Curcumin 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6- diene-3,5-dione; C21H20O6 = 368.4 (458-37-7)

General reagent grade of commerce.

An orange-brown, crystalline powder; melting point, about 183°.