Clinical evidence

z-curcumin human pharmacokinetic study.

A randomised, double-blind, single-dose comparison assessing plasma curcumin exposure after powder, aqueous-liquid and native curcumin formats.

Plasma curcumin concentration over the six-hour observation window. The source figure includes error bars for the reported formats.Original study figure, shown complete and unaltered. Use Enlarge to inspect it.

What was measured

Exposure, not outcomes.

The study measured how much curcumin reached plasma after a single 500 mg dose in three formats. Relative AUC reached up to 71× (powder) and 66× (aqueous liquid) versus native curcumin.

These are measures of absorption. They are not measures of a health benefit.

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