Curcumin

Hormones · In Inflammation and growth failure

Photo: a heap of curcumin, an orange-yellow powder
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Food or supplementMeasured in people, not heightBy mouthNutrient

The yellow compound in turmeric, sold everywhere as a supplement and approved as a medicine nowhere.

The yellow diarylheptanoid of turmeric, making up a few per cent of the spice. Sold everywhere as a supplement and approved as a drug nowhere. It inhibits IKK and several other nodes of the inflammatory relay.

Risks. Turmeric supplements have caused liver failure, including one death.

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