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Namah Turmeric: a natural anti-inflammatory tonic

disease, celiac disease, gastritis and gastric ulcers.

• Turmeric gradually lowers blood pressure, reduces LDL cholesterol levels, oxidative
damage to the liver, blood vessels (atherosclerosis) and eyes.

• Curcumin is used in the treatment of viral infections such as HIV, and Epstein Barr.

• Since the discovery of turmeric’s antioxidant phenolic compounds and the protection these
compounds provide against free radicals, this spice is now viewed as much more than just
an ingredient in curry or a yellow dye. Curcumin extracted from turmeric has been found
to down-regulate over 70 pro-cancer cell signalling pathways and oncogenes (11).

Cancer: select clinical findings

Cancer: select clinical data
Duration Benefit Dosage
Breast cancer 20 clinical Data suggest significant 500 – 8,000 mg. of
trials chemo preventative and curcumin per day.
anti-cancer potential for
curcumin (12). Standardised extracts in
lower amounts between
250-2,000 mg.
Six days This study demonstrated that T-47D cells were treated
20–80 µM CUR significantly with 5–80 µM CUR for
downregulates both p53 a duration of 24 hours
and ER protein levels with along with variable
a concomitant decrease in amounts of curcumin.
T-47D cell viability.

CUR alone caused a 10-fold
decrease compared to the
treatment with oestrogen,
which suggests its anti-
proliferative effects (13).
Curcumin killed breast DK1 a curcumin
cancer cells by arresting their derivative’s, cytotoxicity
development in various was tested on breast
phases of cell cycle and cancer cell MCF-7 and
growth and inducing cell normal cell MCF-10A.
death (14).

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