To give a sense of the medical majesty of this herb, we offer a partial list of U.S. institutions that have published papers on turmeric and/or its most well known components, the curcuminoids. The authors of this compilation chose to identify only U.S. institutions working in this area to demonstrate to the most skeptical and provincial that the enormous potential benefits of turmeric are definitely in the sights of our most brilliant scientists. The most amazing thing about this prodigious body of work is that the public is still completely unaware.

U.S. Institutions Studying Turmeric/Curcumin

A great herbalist and teacher once stated that if, after a lifetime of study, a student could understand the activity of just one herb, then that student would be a bona fide herbalist. In our judgment, if a student should accept that challenge, an herb worthy of a lifetime's study would be turmeric. We also believe that, after a lifetime's study, the student would not even begin to understand the full complexity of this, the world's most important herb. To give a sense of the medical majesty of this herb, we offer a partial list of U.S. institutions that have published papers on turmeric and/or its most well known components, the curcuminoids. The authors of this compilation chose to identify only U.S. institutions working in this area to demonstrate to the most skeptical and provincial that the enormous potential benefits of turmeric are definitely in the sights of our most brilliant scientists. The most amazing thing about this prodigious body of work is that the public is still completely unaware.

This list obviously does not include works in progress or the most impressive findings from other research institutions around the world. Also, while many of the studies here indicate profound and complex therapeutic activities to curcumin, consider it is just one component of this herb/spice that has been revered by billions for thousands of years. Numerous studies indicate curcumin's activity and bioavailability is significantly enhanced when delivered in the context of the other 4 known curcuminoids and the hundreds of other constituents in the whole plant. Inquire for a list of these references. The formatting begins with the name of the institution, followed by the departments and the head researcher and date of the study. The PMID # is the locator at the National Library of Medicine and the number after the hyphen is the number of researchers involved in the study. The summary presents the exact findings from either the abstract or full text of the article. Parentheses are included as summaries by the authors of this compilation.