Turmeric: A Comprehensive Review of Its Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Mechanisms as a Functional Food

Turmeric, as a widely recognized functional food with rich phytochemicals and diverse biological activities, has great potential in scientific research and clinical application, especially in cancer chemoprevention. Solving the key challenges such as curcumin's bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy is the core direction for the future development and utilization of turmeric, and the multi-dimensional research perspective can provide more comprehensive support for its practical application as a functional food.