Curcumin - Health Benefits
Health Benefits of Curcumin
Aging Process
Curcumin may retard the progression of various aspects of the Aging Process. [1]
Cardiovascular System
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat Atherosclerosis. [2]
Curcumin may help to prevent abnormal Blood Clotting. [3]
Curcumin (administered within 30 minutes after the occurrence of (ischemic) Stroke) may reduce the toxic effects of Ischemia/Reperfusion injury in the Brain after (ischemic) Stroke. [4]
Digestive System
Curcumin may help to prevent or treat Colitis. [5]
Curcumin may lower elevated Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) levels in Crohn's Disease patients and may help to reduce Intestinal Permeability in Crohn’s Disease patients. [6]
Curcumin may alleviate Diarrhea in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients. [7]
Curcumin may help to prevent Gallstones. [8]
Curcumin may help to prevent Ulcers - Gastric (including those caused by excessive consumption of Alcohol [ethanol] and those caused by Helicobacter pylori infection). [9]
Curcumin may alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (due to its ability to inhibit Inflammation). [10]
Curcumin may alleviate Pancreatitis. [11]
Curcumin may counteract Schistosoma mansoni (a type of Intestinal Parasite) infestation. [12]
Curcumin may alleviate Ulcerative Colitis. [13]
Excretory System
Curcumin may reduce the Kidneys damage (Diabetic Nephropathy) that occurs in Diabetes Mellitus patients: [14]
Curcumin may reduce the Kidney damage (diabetic Nephropathy) that occurs in Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 patients.
Curcumin may reduce the Kidney damage (diabetic Nephropathy) that occurs in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 patients.
Curcumin may reduce Gentamicin-induced Kidney damage.
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat the Glomerulonephritis form of Nephritis. [15]
Eyes & Vision
Curcumin may help to prevent Cataracts. [16]
Immune System: Cancer
Curcumin may help to prevent the development of and inhibits the further growth of some forms of Cancer. [17]
Curcumin may stimulate the Apoptosis (cellular “suicide”) of some types of Cancer cells. [18]
Curcumin may inhibit the activity of Telomerase in Cancer cells.
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Bladder. [19]
Curcumin may help to prevent/treat Cancer - Brain: [20]
Curcumin may stimulate apoptosis (cell death) in Astrocytomas. [21]
Curcumin may be useful for the treatment of Neuroblastoma. [22]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Breast. [23]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Cervix. [24]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Colon. [25]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Duodenum. [26]
Curcumin may stimulate the apoptosis (cell death) of Cancer - Endometrium cells. [27]
Curcumin may stimulate the apoptosis (cell death) of Cancer - Esophagus cells. [28]
Curcumin may be useful for the treatment of Gliomas. [29]
Curcumin may inhibit the growth of Leiomyoma cells. [30]
Curcumin may cause the Apoptosis (death) of the Cancer Cells involved in the Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia form of Leukemia: [31]
Curcumin may stimulate the apoptosis (death) of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) cells.
Curcumin may be useful for the treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. [32]
Curcumin may be useful for the treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. [33]
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat Cancer - Larynx. [34]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Liver (including Nitrosamines-induced Liver Cancer). [35]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Lung. [36]
Curcumin may stimulate the apoptosis (cell death) of (Non-Hodgkin’s) Lymphomas cells: [37]
Curcumin may stimulate the apoptosis (cell death) of Burkitt's Lymphoma cells. [38]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Mouth: [39]
Curcumin may help to prevent Cancer - Tongue. [40]
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat Osteosarcoma. [41]
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat Cancer - Ovaries. [42]
Curcumin may inhibit the growth of Cancer - Pancreas. [43]
Curcumin may help to prevent and treat Cancer - Prostate. [44]
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