Wikipedia:
- Curmumin is found in the spice turmeric.
- Turmeric belongs to the family Zingiberaceae.
- Curcumin is a curcuminoid.
- The other curmcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin
- Curcumin acts as a antioxidant and assists in destroying cell damaging free radicals.
- Curcumin has shown in invitro studies that is has potentially anti-arthritic, anti-tumor and anti-inflamatory properties among others.
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- Curcumin works at healing the liver.
- Helps prevent the formation of blood clots
- dried turmeric contains about 1-4% curcumin
- Curcumin is about half the strength of cortisone
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