[rjbemsha]

Curcumin seems to have a lot going for it. See http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-turmeric-component-diabetes-incidence.html for curcumin and type 2 diabetes. For curcumin and cancer, google Dr. Bharat Aggarwal, Professor of Cancer Research at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. His website is http://www.curcuminresearch.org

[steve86]

The parenthetical comments in the title are way over-stated.

Viewed from a more reasonable perspective, however, this is not news; most of the therapeutic effects have been known for hundreds if not thousands of years.

[hosepipe]

Are you a Curcumin broker?....

[Brad’s Gramma]

If you have a moment?...

[skinkinthegrass]

ping.

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[Rebelbase]

turmeric ping.

[Daaave]

Thanks. Very interesting.

Everybody in my family but myself, likes curry and turmeric. I may have to give it a try.

[Caipirabob]

How long before the FDA issues a recall and pulls all these natural herbs off the shelf?

Like every other effective treatment that used to be available.

&#%$ socialists...

[kitchen]

Here’s a story TIFWIW…

A friend, a Ph. D. in chemistry, told about his colleague’s experience on a vacation cruise. Seems that his arthritis was flaring up and he constantly carped about his discomfort at the dinner table. After a few days, one of the other vacationers, a physician from China, had finally heard enough. He said, ‘You should take turmeric. Arthritis is virtually unknown in India and they eat turmeric in almost every meal.’ When he returned he started taking turmeric capsules and, low and behold, his pain symptoms diminished significantly. My friend, who has arthritis to the level that he claims he has not been able to sleep for more than a few hours straight for years, starts his turmeric regimen. Within a couple weeks he’s sleeping through the night and generally pain free.

Along with the anecdotal stories, my chemist friend relates his own brief research indicating turmeric is recognized as an anti-inflammatory in some parts of the world. That’s enough for me, suffering from occasional knee and hip pain from old sports injuries. Two 600-mg caps daily of turmeric root extract make a difference. I can’t say, not having tried another regimen, whether 3 would do any better. I do know that when I occasionally run out it only takes a couple days for the pains to return.