Turmeric May Repair and Regenerate Diabetic Liver Function

Turmeric May Repair and Regenerate Diabetic Liver Function




Sayer Ji, Contributor
Activist Post

Groundbreaking new research published in the Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand found that curcumin, the primary polyphenol in turmeric, is capable of repairing and even regenerating the liver tissues of diabetic rats.

The research was performed at Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok,
Thailand. The administration of curcumin to diabetic rats, whose livers
showed the characteristic pathology and destruction of liver tissues and
microvasculature, resulted in significant reversal of the condition.

They noted:
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Fascinatingly, liver microvasculature in
curcumin treated group developed into regenerate and repair into healthy
and normal characteristics." They concluded: "These results
optimistically demonstrated the potential use of curcumin as a novel
therapeutic agent in liver pathology of diabetic rats.</blockquote>Curcumin is actually one of the world's most thoroughly studied and well-characterized natural compounds, with over 5100 references
in peer-reviewed publications. Over 1400 of these have been selected
for inclusion in our database, and indicate its value in over 500 health conditions.
Considering its remarkably wide range of therapeutic benefits, it is
not surprising that curcumin has been researched to either prevent or
treat, liver disease.

For example, you can view 36 studies on curcumin's anti-liver cancer properties here: curcumin liver cancer. Perhaps even more impressive are these 78 studies on curcumin's liver-protective properties: hepatoprotective properties of curcumin. Another 30 studies indicate its profound value in improving liver fibrosis.


There are also a broad range of therapeutic effects relevant to
diabetes, as illustrated by the screenshot of the section on our
database below.




Also, it is important to realize that curcumin, relative to conventional
pharmacological agents, has a broad, and extremely effective
therapeutic profile. In fact, we have indexed over 160 distinct,
beneficial pharmacological actions associated with curcumin alone.
Moreover, curcumin has been shown to be at least as effective, and in
some cases superior to the following drug types:

• NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)[i]
  
• Hydrocortisone[ii] (for inflammation)
  
• Prednisone[iii] (for inflammation)
  
• Corticosteroids (uveitis)[iv]
  
• Memantine and Diclofenac[v] (for memory)
  
• Atorvastain (for inflammation-mediated endothelial dysfunction)[vi]
  
• Dexamethasone (lung transplantation or injury)[vii] [viii]
  
• Fluoxetine [Prozac] and imipramine [Tofranil] (depression)[ix]
  
• Acetylsalicylic acid (Thrombosis and Arthritis)[x]
  
• Quinidine (myocardial ischemia)[xi]
  
• Oxaliplatin (Colorectal Cancer)[xii]
  
• Metformin (Gluconeogenesis/Blood Sugar)[xiii]
  

Finally, curcumin's superiority over conventional pharmacological
agents in treating cancer is well characterized. We have indexed 36
studies showing curcumin is ability to inhibit and/or kill drug-resistance cancers. Even more impressive, here are 27 studies showing that curcumin can killmulti-drug resistance cancers.

We will end with a simple image. Turmeric, the mother plant if you will,
which gives rise to the compound curcumin. Do you see how the Earth
provides this gift for free? It simply grows out of the ground. There is
love in this fact. I hope you can appreciate the profound meaning of
this gift.





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