Efficacy of Turmeric Extracts and Curcumin for Alleviating the Symptoms of Joint Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

• Published in: Journal of medicinal food Vol. 19; no. 8; p. 717
• Main Authors: Daily, James W, Yang, Mini, Park, Sunmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Curcuma - chemistry; Curcumin - pharmacology; Curcumin - therapeutic use; Humans; Osteoarthritis - complications; Osteoarthritis - drug therapy; Pain - drug therapy; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; turmeric; curcuma; arthritis; systematic review; osteoarthritis; pain visual analogue score

Although turmeric and its curcumin-enriched extracts have been used for treating arthritis, no systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been conducted to evaluate the strength of the research. We systemically evaluated all RCTs of turmeric extracts and curcumin f...