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Namah Turmeric: a natural anti-inflammatory tonic

Allergic 2 months Curcumin alleviated 241 patients with AR received
rhinitis (AR) nasal symptoms either placebo or oral curcumin.
(sneezing and The therapeutic effects of
rhinorrhea) and nasal curcumin were evaluated by
congestion through nasal symptoms and nasal
reduction of nasal airflow resistance.
airflow resistance.
This pilot study
provides the first
evidence of the
capability of curcumin
of improving nasal
airflow and modulating
immune response in
patients with AR (27).
Asthma 5 weeks Findings suggest that Mouse study; short exposure to
curcumin administered ovalbumin (4 days);
through the nasal
route might prove repeated exposures for longer
therapeutically efficient (twice per week till 5 weeks)
in inhibiting allergic represents chronic asthma.
airway inflammations
and maintaining Disodium cromoglycate
structural integrity (DSCG, 50mg./kg., i.p.) and
in the mouse model dexamethasone (1mg./kg., i.p.)
of allergic asthma. were used as standard drugs
This may lead to in acute and chronic model of
the development of asthma respectively.
curcumin aerosol in
near future (28).
Cardio- 8 weeks Adding curcumin 150 mg. curcumin with exercise
vascular to regular exercise training
disease provides enhanced and placebo with exercise
CV fitness in post- training.
menopausal women
(29).
Diabetes 8 weeks Significant increase in 300 mg. curcumin twice daily
endothelial function in atorvastatin 10 mg. daily
both the atorvastatin or placebo.
and curcumin groups.

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