Sorry.  I really would not be able to answer that question as I have no idea
about the quantities required to make a difference.
Moneesha



On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:57 PM, angela hamon <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Moneesha I just asked Dr Rajmaran the same question. Mere beti -daughter-
> has parkinsonism, but we both eat vegetables, tofu, and eggs with generous
> haldi powder added in our home.  Do you think it makes a difference?
>
> Angela> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 17:54:42 +0530> From:
> [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Turmeric for Parkinson's> To:
> [log in to unmask]> > Amazing! We use turmeric almost every day
> in our cooking but probably not> in the kinds of quantities that would make
> a difference.> > NIMHANS in Bangalore is a very reputed institution.> >
> Moneesha> Wife of Prem 62/56/54? Calcutta, India> > > > On Wed, May 28, 2008
> at 2:51 PM, M.Schild <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> > > Turmeric for
> Parkinson's> >> > Subhra Priyadarshini> > The researchers: Mythri, Bharath,
> JagathaThe researchers: Mythri, Bharath,> > Jagatha> >> > Curcumin, the
> wonder compound in turmeric, has found another possible> > therapeutic use —
> this time for treatment of Parkinson's Disease1.> >> > Researchers
> conducting experiments on mice have shown that curcumin> > increased> > the
> content of glutathione (GSH), an anti-oxidant in certain nerve cells of> >
> the brain that control body movement. The increased GSH protects the brain>
> > against abnormal accumulation of toxic free radicals that damage the> >
> mitochondria of these nerve cells triggering off Parkinson's Disease (PD).>
> >> > "During Parkinson's, there is a gradual death of specific nerve cells>
> > called> > dopaminergic neurons in the mid-brain. If we understand why
> these cells> > die,> > we can slow the process down or reverse it by
> developing better therapies,"> > says M. M. Srinivas Bharath, the lead
> researcher.> >> > During early PD, there is a significant depletion of GSH
> leading to> > abnormal> > accumulation of toxic free radicals. These free
> radicals damage> > mitochondria,> > the powerhouse of the cell, ultimately
> killing the nerve cells. "So, if we> > could prevent depletion of GSH in
> mid-brain nerve cells, we could protect> > nerve cells against
> degeneration," Bharath says.> >> > The team found that selective GSH
> depletion in mid-brain nerve cells> > damaged> > mitochondria mimicking an
> early PD condition. To protect against this> > insult,> > they administered
> curcumin. The compound protected mouse brain and nerve> > cells in culture
> by increasing the GSH content and protecting against toxic> > free radicals
> thus exhibiting therapeutic potential in early PD.> >> > To support this
> conclusion, the team used computer simulations and> > biochemical> >
> experiments. They simulated disease pathways of PD using mathematics and> >
> computer modeling to generate a virtual experimental system that gives a> >
> complete picture of disease cascades and potential therapeutic targets.> >
> Using> > this 'in silico' model, they corroborated that curcumin could be a>
> > potential> > therapeutic compound in PD.> >> > The authors of this work
> are from: Department of Neurochemistry, National> > Institute of Mental
> Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore,> > Karnataka, India; Cell
> works group Inc., Marathahalli, Bangalore & Pierce> > Road, Saratoga, CA,
> USA.> >> > *> >> >
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