curry, termeric and curcumin spices?

Question

ok there is a pill curcumin that is suppose to help immune and is made from a spice. if u get the spice to use which is theb est as close to the pill. curry or temeric

Answer 1

I know someone who is using curcumin as a complementary to their chemotherapy treatment. He has been doing this independently, but his conclusion was that there was no effect on his tumors when he used just curcumin. But, when he added the curcumin with another potent agent (chemo) it seemed to be able to stablize the disease . . although it did not get rid of it. He's been using the combination for 7 months. He feels strongly that the curcumin is having an effect, but because there have been no Clinical Trials it is difficult to say on which cancers it will work and which ones it won't work. As the saying goes . . don't try this at home. You can't just sprinkle a little curcumin onto your food. You need to take a dosage that is compatible with your cancer. Also be careful about allergic reaction to long term usage.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine:

Tumeric
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/turmeric/

On Going Clinical Trials for Tumeric/Curcumin
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=tumeric

Answer 2

Actually the correct spelling is turmeric, and it is an Indian curry spice. It has several medicinal properties such as and antioxident and an anti-inflammatory.

I use this spice when I am making chicken dishes as it leads a beautiful yellow color to the food.

For the last few decades, extensive work has been done to establish the biological activities and pharmacological actions of curcumin. Its anticancer effects stem from its ability to induce apoptosis in cancer cells without cytotoxic effects on healthy cells. Curcumin can interfere with the activity of the transcription factor NF-κB, which has been linked to a number of inflammatory diseases such as cancer.[3] Indeed, when 0.2% curcumin is added to diet given to rats or mice previously given a carcinogen, it significantly reduces colon carcinogenesis (Data from sixteen scientific articles reported in the Chemoprevention Database). A 2007 report indicates that curcumin may suppress MDM2, an oncogene involved in mechanisms of malignant tumor formation[2].

Answer 3

Im not sure exactly, but it sounds like cumin to me (or jeera if you're buying it in an asian shop.) Turmeric is the bright yellow one (haldi) which I have heard is good for digestion, but it doesn't sound anything like your 'curcumin' pills. Curry powder is just a mixture of different spices, usually turmeric, chilli powder, corriander powder, cumin powder etc, so I wouldn't try that one, too many other influences. I'd go for cumin.

Answer 4

turmeric is what it says in wikkipedia. Curry spice is a mix of a bunch of spices, turmeric is one spice with the curcumin in it!

Answer 5

If you want to help boost immunity in a cancer patient naturally, go for Red Clover & Colloidal Silver.

Answer 6

What?

Answer 7

I dont get the ???????. Srry

Answer 8

They're all NASTY