Curry protects against arthritis

Scientists have found that a popular Indian curry can help relieve joint inflammation and stop the progression of arthritis. It turns out that sometimes the treatment is pleasant and tasty.

The best means of treatment tennis elbow   (so-called inflammation of the tendons epikondillit, which is common among fans of this sport) is an Indian spice - curry . Scientists from the UK and Germany found that contained in this dish ingredients block the inflammation of tendons in joints that cause the characteristic pain of hundreds of thousands of people.

This discovery may eventually lead to the development of a medicament for treating a disease condition that is becoming increasingly common. It's about bioflavonoids called curcumin, which is a part of curry sauce . It is because of this sauce has a distinctive yellow color.

Curcumin inhibits the biological mechanisms that make the inflammation in the tendons of the disease. The journal Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers at the University of Nottingham and Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, described in detail the laboratory experiments that demonstrated the ability of curcumin to inhibit inflammatory cell cycle, leading to the formation tennis elbow .

"Our study does not allow to firmly declare that the curry or curcumin are drugs for inflammatory diseases of the tendons and arthritis - said study co-author Dr. Mali Mobasheri. - Nevertheless, we believe that our work will give scientists an opportunity to explore another method of treating disease states associated with various nutrients. In any case, the properties of curcumin need further investigation. "

Treatment and prevention

Go back to the main page