São Paulo, Brazil—Curcumin can play a role in preventing stomach cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The study, titled “Role of histone acetylation in gastric cancer: implications of dietetic compounds and clinical perspectives,”...
Kerala, India—Arjuna Natural Ltd. announced that the company has been granted a patent in Europe for its applied technology of improving the bioavailability of curcumin in its BCM-95 (Curcugreen) formulation. The patented formulation, which is 100% natural, provides biologically active curcumin with essential oil of turmeric, the company explained in a...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced their publication of the Ingredient-Specific Monograph on BCM-95, according to a press release. The release states that BCM-95, also marketed as Curcugreen™, is an extract made from the rhizome of the turmeric plant. Its unique preparation of curcuminoids blended with turmeric essential oil...
An overarching trend in the dietary supplement category? Plant-based. This won’t come as a surprise, if you’ve been following the trends at all: as health and environmental research comes out, with all of it pointing towards the importance of plants, demand is rising. And it’s rising in unexpected places. This...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Healthy aging. To many, the phrase is an oxymoron, like ‘working vacation’ or ‘instant classic.’ How can the process of aging, with its mental and physical declines and indignities—wrinkles and gray hair and weight gain and increasing frailty—be considered healthy? Well, there’s over $200 billion invested in proving the oxymoron...
Albany, NY—Transparency Market Research (TMR) estimated that the global curcumin market will attain a revenue of US$ 465.8 million by 2026 with a CAGR of 6.5%, according to a press release regarding “Curcumin Market—Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018-2026” by TMR. The release noted that the...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa’s Curcumin C3 Complex and BioPerine have once again shown their potential in a randomized, double-blind, human clinical trial testing the effects of turmeric and curcumin on the gut microbiota. The study is called “Effects of Turmeric and Curcumin Dietary Supplementation on Human Gut Microbiota: A Double-Blind, Randomized,...
In part one of this series I outlined the case for five foundational supplements just about everyone would benefit from. To review, my recommendations were for a high-quality multiple (like the Rainbow Light Vibrance line, which makes multiples for both genders and all stages of life), vitamin D (like Jarrow’s), ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Curcumin is a major constituent of turmeric, a spice taken from the plant Curcuma longa Linn, which grows in Southeast Asia. It requires high temperatures and a high amount of rain to thrive. Turmeric is obtained by baking the plant’s rhizomes at high temperatures, and then grinding it into the...
Company Description Sabinsa, celebrating 30 years of dedicated service to the nutritional/dietary supplement industry this year, is a manufacturer and supplier of herbal extracts, cosmeceuticals, minerals and specialty fine chemicals that are the primary ingredients in successful products worldwide. Sabinsa’s mission is to provide alternative and complementary natural products for...
