Turmeric could be as efficient as a broadly used drug at lowering abdomen acid related to dyspepsia (indigestion), suggests a Thai research printed within the journal BMJ Proof-Based mostly Drugs.
Turmeric accommodates a naturally lively compound known as curcumin which is understood to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties and is believed to alleviate joint ache. It has lengthy been used as an antacid in southeast Asia. Researchers in contrast the efficacy of turmeric with omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, in treating practical dyspepsia which is a typical gastrointestinal situation that causes abdomen ache, bloating, feeling of fullness, nausea, acid reflux disease, heartburn and extreme burping.
The research randomly assigned 206 sufferers aged 18-70 with recurrent practical dyspepsia to one in every of three remedy teams for 28 days: two 250mg capsules of curcumin 4 instances a day; one 20mg omeprazole capsule day by day; or a mixture of curcumin and omeprazole capsules.
There have been no important variations within the signs among the many three teams on the finish of the research. All three teams reported comparable discount in ache and indigestion signs. There have been no critical antagonistic occasions. “Curcumin and omeprazole had comparable efficacy for practical dyspepsia,” the research concluded.
Sufferers ought to seek the advice of their medical suppliers earlier than taking curcumin to ensure it doesn’t work together with different medicines they may be taking, researchers cautioned.
