Turmeric

[Apech]

Turmeric is really being pushed in my timeline.  Has anyone any experience with this?  Does it really reduce inflammation???

[Taomeow]

2 hours ago, Apech said:

Turmeric is really being pushed in my timeline.  Has anyone any experience with this?  Does it really reduce inflammation???

 

At the very least its curcurmin is a strong pigment, and many pigments of plant origin tend to reduce inflammation due to their antioxidant properties and ability to interact with inflammatory pathways. Anthocyanins in berries and grapes, carotenoids like lycopene in tomatoes and beta-carotene in carrots, etc..  I don't think it's a magic bullet but apparently it can contribute to the good causes.  I usually have a Vietnamese turmeric ointment on hand for mishaps like cuts and scrapes and use it instead of neosporin et al (which prevent infections but also impede and slow down the healing of wounds.) 

Internally it's supposed to be combined with piperine which potentiates its effectiveness.    

[Sahaja]

One thing I experienced with it directly was its blood thinning qualities. A few years back I was getting a shot and there was a lot of blood. The nurse thought I’d take aspirin before hand and I said no. Later I realized it was likely the turmeric I was taking at my wife’s suggestion to reduce inflammation. Generally they counsel to stop taking it before surgery for this reason. Difficult to say how it worked on inflammation as this is less self evident than bleeding though I still take it sometimes. 

[Taomeow]

27 minutes ago, Sahaja said:

One thing I experienced with it directly was its blood thinning qualities. A few years back I was getting a shot and there was a lot of blood. The nurse thought I’d take aspirin before hand and I said no. Later I realized it was likely the turmeric I was taking at my wife’s suggestion to reduce inflammation. Generally they counsel to stop taking it before surgery for this reason. Difficult to say how it worked on inflammation as this is less self evident than bleeding though I still take it sometimes. 

 

In an alternative scenario, the nurse giving you the shot probably hit a blood vessel.  Occasionally it happens, and that's what might cause bleeding (of varying intensity which depends on the size of the blood vessel hit).  If you had no other symptoms while taking turmeric (e.g. abnormal bruising from things that shouldn't cause it, or spontaneous appearance of bruises out of nowhere, or any minor wounds that caused disproportionate bleeding, etc.) I don't think it's very likely that turmeric was involved.  It is indeed a very mild blood thinner, key words very mild, and its mechanism of action is different from that of both aspirin and prescription blood thinners.  It does not interfere with normal clotting in the real world, only in theory.  There's cuisines (e.g. in many parts of India) where it is used in everyday dishes in amounts far exceeding what is usually taken as a supplement in the West.  Of course if it's a before surgery situation it's prudent to take nothing at all, just to be on the safe side (except for Yunnan Baiyao of course -- and I wouldn't tell the allopaths about that one unless they were also  knowledgeable in classical Chinese medicine, which would be too much to ask). 

 

Disclaimer: I ain't no doctor.  

[Master Logray]

Curcumin exerts anti-inflammatory effects by regulating inflammatory signaling pathways and inhibiting the production of inflammatory mediators.

 

Read research paper: 

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8572027/

 

But what is the conditions that make you want to take curcumin?

 

 

[Apech]

44 minutes ago, Master Logray said:

Curcumin exerts anti-inflammatory effects by regulating inflammatory signaling pathways and inhibiting the production of inflammatory mediators.

 

Read research paper: 

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8572027/

 

But what is the conditions that make you want to take curcumin?

 

 

I have been feeling of late mild physical inflammatory discomfort.  On occasion I have taken NSAIDs but I don’t like taking them.  When I read online about turmeric I felt that it might be helpful but I wasn’t sure if it was just the latest fad being pushed online - so I thought I’d ask on here if anyone had tried it and if it really worked.  I bought some today and will start it tomorrow - I’ll let you know if it seems to help.

[Master Logray]

1 hour ago, Apech said:

I have been feeling of late mild physical inflammatory discomfort.  On occasion I have taken NSAIDs but I don’t like taking them.  When I read online about turmeric I felt that it might be helpful but I wasn’t sure if it was just the latest fad being pushed online - so I thought I’d ask on here if anyone had tried it and if it really worked.  I bought some today and will start it tomorrow - I’ll let you know if it seems to help.

 

Not latest fad.  I read a blog whose owner took a lot of curcumin for over 20 years to deal with blood cancer.  And there are quite a few Chinese books only for curcumin pre-Covid.