Curcumin

Curcumin is an extract from turmeric and have been used as a natural from of medicament for generations. Curcumin contains various beneficial properties and they are as follows:

• reducing inflammation
• killing bacteria
• antioxidant
• reducing amyloid beta in the brain
• reducing blood sugar levels
• helping to prevent cancer

Anti-cancer properties of curcumin

Research has found that curcumin helps with the following:

• prevent cancerous cells from replicating
• triggers the destruction of cancerous cells (apoptosis)
• inhibits the creation of new blood vessels inside cancer cells
• prevents metastasis

Curcumin is an extract from turmeric and have been used as a natural from of medicament for generations.

Curcumin is used to treat the following:

• leukemia
• lymphoma
• breast cancer
• ovarian cancer
• gastrointestinal cancer
• cancers of the urinary system
• lung cancer
• brain cancer
• bone cancer
• head and neck cancer
• reduce side effects such as inflammation of the skin caused by radiotherapy (radiation dermatitis)

Curcumin is also used to treat other diseases such as:

• rheumatoid arthritis
• ulcerative colitis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• depression
• prevent diabetes

The most efficient route of administering curcumin is through intravenous injection. This route is more effective as oral administration of curcumin can only be absorbed in small amounts through the digestive system.

Studies have shown that Curcumin be used in conjunction with modern medicine. Clinical trials for treating cancer patients with curcumin and chemotherapy yielded good results for pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer.