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CHAPTER 9
Curcumin and Other
Diseases
L
ooking back at the previous chapters, it seems like there is noth-
ing that curcumin can’t prevent or treat. While that’s not exact-
ly true, there are several other diseases for which curcumin is highly
effective, yet they don’t fall neatly into the categories of the other
chapters. Nevertheless, they are well worth mentioning.
So here’s the “grab bag” of other ways curcumin can be enor-
mously helpful in protecting:
Lungs: Existing drugs have not been shown to be effective in the
treatment of lung conditions resulting from occupational and
environmental exposures to mineral dusts, airborne pollutants,
cigarette smoke, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other causes of
acute and chronic inflammatory lung disease. Several animal stud-
ies show that curcumin minimizes lung injury and fibrosis caused
by radiation, chemotherapeutic drugs and toxic substances. The
researchers also note that studies support the conclusion that
curcumin plays a protective role in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome
and allergic asthma. A recent animal study from the United Arab
Emirates confirms the usefulness of curcumin in protecting against
the toxic effects of air pollution.
Kidneys: When Indian researchers artificially induced kidney dis-
ease in animals, they found that curcumin protected them from
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