Title: How turmeric could offer hope for millions with glaucoma: Researchers find a compound in the yellow spice can be used in eye drops to halt vision loss Source:
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Eye drops containing curcumin slashed the loss of crucial retinal cells in rats
Glaucoma,a leading cause of blindness, involves the loss of retinal ganglion cells
The condition strikes 60 million people across the world, estimates suggest
Turmeric could offer hope for millions of people battling the common eye condition glaucoma, researchers believe.
Scientists have found a derivative of the spice used in curry - curcumin - can be used in eye drops to halt vision loss.
Trials showed eye drops containing curcumin, responsible for turmeric's yellow colour, slashed the loss of crucial retinal cells in rats.
Glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness, mainly involves the loss of retinal ganglion cells, located near the surface of the retina.
The condition strikes 60 million people across the world, estimates suggest, and is most prevalent among the elderly.
Scientists have found a derivative of the spice used in curry - curcumin - can be used in eye drops to halt vision loss
Evidence already exists to show curcumin can protect retinal ganglion cells from dying off, when taken as a tablet.
But the compound has poor solubility, meaning it does not dissolve easily and can take a long time to enter the bloodstream.
Patients would, therefore, need to take up to 24 curcumin tablets a day to see enough benefit from the compound.
The new British study delved in to other ways of delivering curcumin, in hope of finding a more reliable method.
Poster Comment:
Turmeric is a cheap spice. Most benefits are not released in the body unless you take it with a trace of black pepper. Turmeric, an apple a day and resveratrol (from red grapes) will prevent most cancers. I eat all 3 every day. Turmeric prevents inflammations and arthritis but you need to detoxify the body first.