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What is Curcumin?

Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The other two curcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. Turmeric has been used historically as a component of Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 13 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Parkinson's Disease 12 4 Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 9 4 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Inflammation 4 0

See all 50 patients currently taking Curcumin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Curcumin

Urine smell abnormal 1
some gastro effects 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Curcumin. See all 30 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 2 other daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,600 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Curcumin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10   Did not seem to work: 53%
Other 7   Other: 37%
Expense 1   Expense: 5%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped taking Curcumin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Curcumin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Curcumin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Curcumin

Always
 9 60%
Usually
 4 27%
Sometimes
 1 7%
Never
 1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Curcumin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 14 93%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Curcumin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 17%
< $25
 5 83%

Report created on February 11, 2012.