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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.> >> > *> >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > 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 > _________________________________________________________________ > Give to a good cause with every e-mail. Join the i'm Initiative from > Microsoft. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?souce=EML_WL_ GoodCause > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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