Turmeric Can Relieve Arthritis Tendon and Joints

In addition to functioning as a spice in cooking, turmeric can also relieve inflammation. Not only mild inflammation, a new study find turmeric can relieve painful inflammation such as tendonitis (tendon inflammation) and arthritis (arthritis).

Tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons (fibrous connective tissue that join muscles and bones), which causes pain and tenderness in the area near the joint. Tendinitis often occur in the shoulders, elbows, knees, hips, ankles, and wrists.

The case of tendinitis increases with increasing age and inflammatory diseases. It is also associated with rheumatic and arthritic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or metabolic diseases such as diabetes.

Tendinitis usually treated with anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen. In serious cases, this inflammation is also addressed with steroid injections. However, these drugs have side effects,

such as stomach ulcers, nausea, vomiting and other problems that affect the digestive system, as well as headaches, drowsiness, and fatigue.

The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK and Ludwig Maxmillians University in Munich, Germany showed that turmeric can be used to suppress inflammation of the tendon.

"Our research does not suggest that turmeric is a drug for inflammatory conditions such as tendinitis and arthritis. However, we believe that turmeric can relieve inflammatory conditions such painful," Ali Mobasheri, DPhil from the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, as quoted from WebMD,

Turmeric is anti-inflammatory agents (anti-inflammatory) and drugs for symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders. Based on the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, researchers in several countries are investigating turmeric for use in the treatment of various diseases, including some types of cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.

The study results have been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry found that turmeric can inhibit the inflammation caused by substances called interleukins. Turmeric can prevent interleukin which will cause inflammation. Turmeric can also block the inflammatory process, so it can be used for meringan tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendon.