Posted by Larry Hoover on January 24, 2007, at 17:13:31
In reply to Re: Curcumin - HPA axis, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 17:01:29
> Curcumin was probably one of the most effective antidepressants I have tried.
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> Did you see the study that suggested that extracts of curcumin were more effective than fluoxetine at reverseing depressive like behaviors in mice?
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> LnkadgeDid you use turmeric, or a curcumin extract?
If you do the math, to get 10 mg/kg curcumin, with curcumin at about 3% by weight in turmeric, you'd need 7 grams a day for a 70 kg individual. That's enough to play havoc with COX, but it's unclear what the long-term consequences of that might be.
Lar
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