Turmeric
Curcuma longa
In a head-and-neck trial, a third of treated patients had no mouth ulceration; every placebo patient developed it.
What the evidence shows
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An umbrella review of 50 randomized trials in 2,879 people found turmeric lowered BMI, body weight and waist.
Curcumin raises BDNF and serotonin together, lifting mood, helping the brain unlearn old fear, and loosening the grip that past stress keeps on the body.
Curcumin — meta-analyzed randomized trials show glycemic, lipid and inflammatory benefit; paired with piperine for absorption.
Among the best-evidenced antidepressants here — multiple randomized trial meta-analyses.
Curcumin makes the gut an inhospitable place for organisms that do not belong, and calms the irritated lining they leave behind.
In mice infected with blood flukes, turmeric's curcumin cut the worm burden 64% and the eggs lodged in the gut 42%.
Haldi, golden rhizome of the Indian kitchen, carries curcuminoids that lower fat moving in the blood and draw down the reserve of fat stored on the frame.
Pooled across 66 randomized trials, curcumin lowered CRP, IL-6 and TNF-α, the markers of low-grade inflammation.
Where it appears
12 blend pages carry this ingredient. Open it and you will find this ingredient in the list.
- ALZ (Memory Preservation)
- Ascendance (Analgesic & Anti-Inflammatory)
- Ceramide Blocker (Lipotoxicity Neutralizer)
- Ecstatic (Nervous System Stand-Down)
- EKG Cardioprotective (Contractile Reserve)
- Force Field (Genomic Radioprotection)
- Spice (Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenol Powerhouse)
- Jing Force (Kidney Restoration)
- Paraslayer (Intestinal Parasite Clearance)
- SIRT1 Activator (Caloric-Restriction Mimetic)
- Thermo (Thermogenic Disposal)
- Trinity (Mind Body Spirit Harmonizer)