• Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care · Nov 2015

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    An update on Curcuma as a functional food in the control of cancer and inflammation.

    • Moshe Schaffer, Pamela M Schaffer, and Gil Bar-Sela.
    • aInstitute of Oncology, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya bBar-Ilan Faculty of Medicine, Israel cFaculty of Medicine, University of Oradea, Romania dDepartment of Radiation Therapy, Bad Trissl Clinic, Oberaudorf, Germany eDivision of Oncology, Rambam Healthcare Campus, and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
    • Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2015 Nov 1; 18 (6): 605-11.

    Purpose Of ReviewCurcumin, commonly known as turmeric, is a spice that comes from the root Curcuma longa. The present article presents an update of new studies of curcumin activities as tested in anticancer models from 2011 to 2015.Recent FindingsEvidence from in-vitro and in-vivo research, together with clinical trials conducted over the past few decades, substantiates the potential of curcumin as an anticancer and anti-inflammatory agent. The development of formulations of curcumin in the form of nanoparticles, liposomes, micelles, or phospholipid complexes to enhance its bioavailability and efficacy are still in the early stages. Clinical trials with curcumin indicate safety, tolerability, and nontoxicity. However, the efficacy is questionable, based on the small numbers of patients in each study.SummaryThe laboratory and the clinical studies until 2011 were summarized in a review published in this journal. An update of the new studies and knowledge from 2011 to March 2015 focuses on new ways to overcome its low bioavailability and data from clinical trials.

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