Hi This is good news! However, I should say one should proceed with caution, specially with regard to the quantity one can take. Very high amount may cause some problems eg. kidney problems. I also heard that for some people, turmeric does not agree with their digestive system. In such cases, I would think a slow increase in dose, starting with negligible amount for a few weeks or even months and then slowly increasing the dose to an accetable level might do the trick. I shall post another update on this in a few weeks. Good Luck! Raj ************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole K. Menser <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:09 PM Subject: Re: In Praise of Turmeric > Hello all -- > Well, it might just be a coincidence but we tried the Turmeric in some Green > Tea today and the PD pain was entirely gone in about 30 minutes. He did not > take any pain medication (Ibuprofen) or additional PD meds. We went to the > grocery and bought Tumeric in the spice isle since we couldn't get to the > health food store today. Tomorrow we will go there for some Curcumin in > capsule form. We used about 1/3 of a tsp. in the tea with a little honey. > It doesn't taste bad at all. As we said, perhaps this is just a coincidence > but we will keep you posted. > > Carole and Ted (57/45/40) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:02 PM > Subject: In Praise of Turmeric > > > > Hello Everybody: > > In my daily ritual of search for a way out of pain caused by my PD, I > found out to my pleasant surprise, that Curcumin or the component of common > Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a potent anti-inflammatoyr activity, more > potent than ibuprophen and naxopren (?), the popular Non-steroidal > anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs. Curcumin also inhibits Cox-2 enzyme which > is involved in the progression of PD and also in cancer growth. This is > probably one of the most safe and natural NSAID one can hope for. I am > thinking of discontinueing Celebrex and try Turmeric instead for the next > few weeks. > > To day I tried Sage tea with a pinch of tumeric and cinnamon added to > it + some sugar to taste. My muscle pain disappeared within half an hour. > Sage is also good for the nerves. Cinnamon has anti-infection property and > also good for people with high blood presssure and diabetes. > > In addition, curcumin also clears amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer > Disease. Please see the abstract given below. This also helps in > cognizance, a problem often met in older PD patients. > > I just thought I should share this info with you. If anybody wants to > try turmeric, I would like to hear their experience. > > Have a nice day! > > Raj > > ************ > > Curcumin inhibits formation of ABeta oligomers and fibrils, bindsplaques > and reduces amyloid in vivo > > by Yang et al., J Biol Chem papers in press. Published Dec 7 2004. > > > > Abstract: > > Alzheimer's disease (AD) involves amyloid (ABeta) accumulation, > oxidative damage and inflammation; and risk is reduced with increased > anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory consumption. The phenolic yellow curry > pigment curcumin has potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and > can suppress oxidative damage, inflammation, cognitive deficits, and amyloid > > accumulation. Since the molecular structure of curcumin suggested > potential Abeta-binding, we investigated whether its efficacy in AD models > could be explained by effects on ABeta aggregation. Under aggregating > conditions in vitro, curcumin inhibited aggregation (IC50 = 0.8 microM) as > well as disaggregated fibrillar Abeta40 (IC50 = 1 microM), indicating > favorable stoichiometry for inhibition. Curcumin was a better abeta40 > aggregation inhibitor than ibuprofen and naproxen, and prevented Abeta42 > oligomer formation and toxicity between 0.1-1.0 microM. under electron > microscopy, curcumin decreased dose-dependently Abeta fibril formation > beginning with 0.125 microM. Curcumin's effects did not depend on Abeta > sequence but on fibril-related conformation. AD and Tg2576 mice brain > sections incubated with curcumin revealed preferential labeling of amyloid > plaques. in vivo studies showed that curcumin injected peripherally into > aged Tg mice, > > > crossed the blood brain barrier and bound plaques. When fed to aged > Tg2576 mice with advanced amyloid accumulation, curcumin labeled plaques and > reduced amyloid levels and plaque burden. hence, curcumin directly binds > small beta-amyloid species to block aggregation and fibril formation in > vitro and in vivo. These data suggest that low dose curcumin effectively > > > disaggregates Abeta as well as prevents fibril and oligomer formation, > supporting the rationale for curcumin use in clinical trials preventing or > treating AD. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn