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Curcumin has been implicated in the treatment of certain eye diseases and conditions, including chronic anterior uveitis, an inflammatory condition of the vascular layer, particularly the iris. In a small study, curcumin (375 mg t.i.d.) was administered orally for 12 weeks to 32 patients with chronic anterior uveitis. The participants were divided into two groups; the first received only curcumin while the second was treated with a combination of curcumin and antituber- cular therapy. All patients treated with curcumin alone improved, compared with a response rate of 86% among those receiving the combination therapy (42). Recently, a study was conducted on curcumin’s potential to treat dry eye disease and to protect against hyperosmosis-induced IL-1β elevation via MAPK pathways in human corneal epithelial cells. Human corneal epithelial cells cultured in the hyperosmotic medium for 24 h showed an increase of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels. Curcumin (1–30 µM) did not affect the viability of cultured corneal epithelial cells, but pretreatment with curcumin (5 µM) completely abolished the increased production of IL-1β, p38 phosphorylation and NF-κB induced by the hyperosmotic medium (43). These studies suggest that curcumin may be an effective therapeutic for a variety of inflammatory eye conditions.

Shehzad A, Lee YS: Curcumin: multiple molecular targets mediate multiple
pharmaological actions -- a review. Drugs of the Future 2010;35:113-119.

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Help - Can't invent my typoes! Strewth, would ya ever look'at that one... Inflammatory (not what my fingers managed to come up with <DOH>)


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Cool! I'm gonna buy some tomorrow.
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I used to use rutin for my eye inflammation a few years back (an antioxidant) when i had troubles. Not to be used whilst pregnant though


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Hi there. Hmmm, never heard of cucumin but I'm all about anything that can help with these pesky dry eyes. Thanks for the info!!
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I use Clear Kote. I believe it is the only eye drop's that treat all three layer's of the eye. I have tried everything else for dry eye including heated goggle's. You have to have a prescription for it.

I have some Curcumin. My Naturopath gave it to me for pain. It didn't help the pain but I didn't know it help's dry eye's. I will try it again and see if it help's. How long do you take it before you notice any help? Thank's!

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Jess I am pretty sure Curcumin is the spice turmeric!!

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Curcumin and Tumeric are one and the same. IF you can find the fresh root curcumin (tumeric) then better still, as fresh. Asian, West Indian outlets might have - know the 'fresh' is diff to find. It is a great root to use in cooking - mighty different to the dried stuff. Fresh looks very like large ginger root, and use the same: peel off outer thin skin, chope fine and put in cookk pot - or make an infusion like with making a ginger tea.

For dry eyes. Hot water is terrific. Just bath eyes in as hot a water as poss (don't scald yourself!) I like to just stand under hot water shower. But during day IF eyes really bothersome then I soak flannel in hot water and copiously bath eyes (cheap, cheerful, works - tip from my UK Prof ophtho consultant).

Also use single application preservative free eye drops. Lovely. As is N'Acetyl Carnosine, cepting N'Acetyl C is flippin expensive...!!


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