HERB CURCUMIN MAY HELP DEPRESSION

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HERB CURCUMIN MAY HELP DEPRESSION

Courtesy: Alternative Mental Health.

 

Curcumin, a yellow pigment of the spice turmeric, commonly found in

curry, has proven to be a cornucopia of health benefits. It has

already been found to be a potential cancer preventative and

rejuvenator of the liver, bones, and cartilage.

 

In 2004, UCLA researchers found it effective in preventing brain

deterioration that contributes to Alzheimer's Disease, thus possibly

explaining why inhabitants of India over age 65, where curcumin is

consumed regularly, have less than a 1% rate of Alzheimer's Disease.

 

A study done at Peking University in 2005 offers strong evidence that

curcumin may be helpful against depression. The herb is an active

component in Xiaoyao-san, the traditional Chinese medicinal formula

which has been used to effectively manage stress and

depression-related disorders in China.

 

The study used the force swim test in rats, a common method of

testing

antidepressants that forces rats to swim in a tank to create stress

and depression symptoms. The study also used another test in rats

which 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 of

depression. In the case of the surgically-altered rats, low levels of

brain chemicals such as serotonin " were completely reversed by

curcumin administration. "

 

The research is reported in the September 2005 issue of Pharmacology

Biochemistry 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.