Turmeric (Curcuma)
姜黄属jiāng huáng shǔJianghuangshu
Curcuma · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May enhance anticoagulants; avoid with gallstones or bile duct obstruction.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Turmeric for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Turmeric does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Immune Anti-cancerBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Curcuma and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant1438 records, 555 in people
- Benefit Digestive261 records, 135 in people
- Benefit Immune Anti-cancer1126 records, 705 in people
- Benefit Liver510 records, 172 in people
- Joint Pain75 records, 41 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome1651 records, 760 in people