Curcumin - Health Benefits

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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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