Research
Micronutrients & recovery
Curcumin supplementation combined with piperine significantly reduces symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (pain and physical function) to a degree non-inferior to ibuprofen, with fewer gastrointestinal side effects.
If you have knee osteoarthritis, taking 1500 mg of Curcuma domestica extract daily for four weeks can reduce pain and improve function just as well as taking 1200 mg of ibuprofen, but with fewer stomach issues. Look for standardized extracts.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
After using the noninferiority test, the mean difference (95% confidence interval) of WOMAC total, WOMAC pain, and WOMAC function scores at week 4 adjusted by values at week 0 of C. domestica extracts were non-inferior to those for the ibuprofen group... indicating that those taking the curcumin and those taking the ibuprofen experienced the same benefits. The group taking the NSAIDS did experience more gastrointestinal issues.
Why this rating
Based on multiple randomized controlled trials including a non-inferiority study against a standard drug.
Source
Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health
Susan Hewlings et al. · Foods · 2017
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