Synergistic Effectiveness of Curcuma longa and Safflower: Potent Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects The immune system protects the host by generating an immune response against external stimuli such as pathogens or infections. The immune response is divided into innate and adaptive immunity. To maintain a healthy state, it is important to improve immune function, and a…
Curcuma Longa: Regulations and Safety of High Curcumin Extracts in Europe – Recent Developments and Prospects In recent months, concerns have arisen regarding the use of Curcuma extracts and their suitability for indications and prescriptions. The AME Drugs Commission (Association of Endocrinologist Physicians) has examined this issue and determined that the use of dietary supplements…
Curcuma Longa and Curcumin: Promising Options for Arthritis Treatment Modern pharmacological research has discovered that the chemical components of Curcuma longa L. are primarily curcumin and volatile turmeric oil. Several recent randomized controlled studies (RCTs) have demonstrated that curcumin improves symptoms and inflammation in patients with arthritis. Pubmed, Cochran Library, CNKI, and other databases were…
The influence of turmeric and curcumin on female reproductive processes Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a spice with a millennia-old tradition in Ayurvedic medicine and is also widely used in industrialized countries. Its health properties have been described by numerous preclinical, clinical, and review studies. To date, however, only one publication has examined its action…
Food supplements containing extracts or preparations of Curcuma longa and spp.: label adjustment by 31/12/2022 The Ministry of Health, after a case of death due to acute hepatitis, the cause of which was linked to the use of a food supplement containing curcumin and piperine, reactivated the interdisciplinary group of experts established in 2019 when…