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Curcumin
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Curcurmin is the bright yellow chemical compound found in some plants, principally it is the main ingredient in turmeric. Curcumin is used in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Medical studies using curcumin to reduce inflammation and treat ME/CFS have had promising results, however studies are small and more research is required.
Uses
Theory
Curcumin is noted to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties.[1]
Evidence
A 2018 open label study concluded that 8 weeks of curcumin supplementation "reduced ME/CFS symptomatology".[2]
An extensive literature survey is documented in the 2023 article "Role of Turmeric and Curcumin in Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials".[1] This article compiles the effects of Turmeric and Curcumin from clinical trials for a variety of diseases, including autoimmune, inflammatory, neurological, and metabolic disorders.[1]
Risks and side effects
Costs and availability
Notable studies
- 2009, Curcumin, a polyphenolic antioxidant, attenuates chronic fatigue syndrome in murine water immersion stress model[3]
- 2018, The Effect of Curcumin on Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: An Open Label Study. C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen, K. Riepma, and Frans C. Visser. International Journal of Clinical Medicine Vol.09 No.05(2018)[2]
- 2019, The effect of curcumin in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis disparate responses in different disease severities. C (MC) Linda van Campen and Frans C Visser. Pharmacovigil and Pharmacoepi 2: 22-27.[4]
See also
Learn more
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kunnumakkara, AB; Hegde, M; Parama, D; Girisa, S; Kumar, A; Daimary, UD; Garodia, P; Yenisetti, SC; Oommen, OV; Aggarwal, BB (March 6, 2023). "Role of Turmeric and Curcumin in Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials". ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 6 (4). doi:10.1021/acsptsci.2c00012. PMC 10111629. PMID 37082752. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 van Campen, C. (L) M.C., Riepma, K. and Visser, F.C (2018) "The Effect of Curcumin on Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: An Open Label Study." International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 356-366. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2018.95031
- ↑ Gupta, Amit; Vij, Garima; Sharma, Sameer; Tirkey, Naveen; Rishi, Praveen; Chopra, Kanwaljit (January 2009). "Curcumin, a polyphenolic antioxidant, attenuates chronic fatigue syndrome in murine water immersion stress model". Immunobiology. 214 (1): 33–39. doi:10.1016/j.imbio.2008.04.003. ISSN 0171-2985.
- ↑ Campen CMCV and Visser FC. The effect of curcumin in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: disparate responses in different disease severities (2019) Pharmacovigil and Pharmacoepi 2: 22-27.
