I believe that Turmeric is one of the supplements that has restored some ground that I lost a few years ago after exposure to smoke from a neighborhood fire. I do various things that have helped me so much, but after the fire, I had so much inflammation resulting in numerous exacerbations, that I added three things: Tumeric, NAC, and Hypertonic Saline. I was not only able to get back on track - I was even better. Now, not even picking up Pseudomonas and Staph in my cultures and my FEV1 has gone up slightly. But of course when you add multiple things, it is hard to point to any one of them.
I had known about Turmeric's anti-inflammatory effects for many years, but never took it on a regular basis. When I read that the CF Foundation was going to conduct a study, I decided to add it. Since then, I do not see it in the CFF drug pipeline, so I don't know what happened to that study. Probably abandoned as other people have mentioned. Which doesn't mean it doesn't work. Just the way they were testing it, could also be the problem.
I take: Turmeric Extract with Biopene (which is supposed to make it more readily available) 900mgs twice a day with meals. Turmeric Extract is also known as Curcumin and should be standardized to 95%
I found the 2 studies that I was aware of, that made me want to try it. One was a well known study on mice. And the other was an uncontrolled human study. These studies are not new and I am not aware of any recent research. But I like it.
Oh, and I just found out Turmeric has two "R's".
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00219882
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<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4912
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