Turmeric may aid depression, study finds.

December 4, 2006

HERB CURCUMIN MAY HELP DEPRESSION Courtesy: Alternative Mental Health.Curcumin, a yellow pigment of the spice turmeric, commonly found incurry, has proven to be a cornucopia of health benefits. It hasalready been found to be a potential cancer preventative andrejuvenator of the liver, bones, and cartilage.In 2004, UCLA researchers found it effective in preventing braindeterioration that contributes to Alzheimer's Disease, thus possiblyexplaining why inhabitants of India over age 65, where curcumin isconsumed regularly, have less than a 1% rate of Alzheimer's Disease.A study done at Peking University in 2005 offers strong evidence thatcurcumin may be helpful against depression. The herb is an activecomponent in Xiaoyao-san, the traditional Chinese medicinal formulawhich has been used to effectively manage stress anddepression-related disorders in

China.The study used the force swim test in rats, a common method of testingantidepressants that forces rats to swim in a tank to create stressand depression symptoms. The study also used another test in ratswhich causes depressive symptoms, the removal of the olfactory bulbs,brain regions that contribute to the sense of smell.In both instances, curcumin significantly reduced the symptoms ofdepression. In the case of the surgically-altered rats, low levels ofbrain chemicals such as serotonin "were completely reversed bycurcumin administration."The research is reported in the September 2005 issue of PharmacologyBiochemistry and Behavior.Vaccination procedures are a politically motivated non-science, whose practitioners are only interested in injecting multitudes of vaccines without much interest or care as to their effects. Data collection on

reactions to vaccines is only paid lip service, and the obvious ineffectiveness of vaccines to prevent diseases is glossed over. The fact that natural infectious diseases have beneficial effect on the maturation and development of the immune system is ignored or deliberately suppressed. Consequently, parents of small children and any potential recipients of vaccines and any orthodox medications should be wary of any member of the medical establishment extolling the non-existent virtues of vaccination. - Viera Scheibner, Ph.D.

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