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Does curcumin work against arthritis?

April 26, 2017Arthritis curcumin

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Does curcumin work against arthritis?

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Arthritis is also a pro-inflammatory disease. All current drugs approved for arthritis have anti-inflammatory activity. Anti-TNF therapy has been approved for this disease. Curcumin has been shown to both suppress the TNF production as well as block the action of TNF. Curcumin, when applied topically, has been shown to have activity against arthritis.