Intravenous Curcumin Treatment

For ages, curcumin has been used by mankind to treat chronic and serious medical conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vitiligo, psoriasis, gastric and peptic ulcers, and many cancers. Curcumin has undergone many a trial throughout history to determine and validate its effectiveness.

Curcumin is the primary bioactive ingredient in turmeric that belongs to the ginger family. It is the most potent component in turmeric, although only 3% in constitution. Its chemical composition lends the yellow colour to turmeric. With multifarious uses it is commercially available as a natural food flavouring and colouring agent, herbal medicine, cosmetic component, etc.

Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties are known for curing inflammation by penetrating deep into the molecules. The curcumin IV therapy is an extremely popular practice in alternative medicine and Ayurveda.

Curcumin is best administered intravenously as in pure form the digestive enzymes cannot absorb it properly. Although not widely bioavailable, yet Liposomal curcumin is the form that you can find in the market.

It is crucial to note that Curcumin prevents the multiplication of carcinogens by reducing the effects of certain cytochrome P450 isozymes and bestirs phase II carcinogen-detoxifying enzymes. This inhibition made by curcumin hinders cell proliferation gravely. Curcumi as an angiogenesis inhibitor successfully stops the formation of new blood vessels that nourishes tumours.

Therefore, curcumin hinders metastasis and thus helps in preventing cancer from moving to the next stage. It also results in killing the cancerous cells by upregulating the p21 gene called CDKN1A (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A) and is known for being anti-mutagenic, which means it obstructs cell mutation that leads to the fatal disease. Curcumin inhibits the kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) that halts the proliferation of cancer cells.