Abstract:Curcumin is a chemical ingredient extracted from the roots of some plants in the Curcumin and Tiannan Stars，and is a pigment with diketons that is rare in the plant world.Curcumin，as a natural colorant allowed in China，has a series of biopharmacological activities.However，its physical and chemical stability is poor，low bioavailability，often need a large amount to reach the effect dose，but after burying it emulsified can not only solve its solubility problem，but also improve its biological utilization rate，the application prospects are very broad.By summarizing a large number of literatures at home and abroad，this paper expounded the basic properties of curcumin and its emulsion and emulsification methods，and also introduced the innovative application of curcumin and gave a prospect for its development prospects.