Disclosed herein are mixtures of turmeric extract oils. One mixture of turmeric oils is the hexane soluble fraction obtained by dissolving turmeric powder in hexane to form a hexane mixture, filtering the hexane mixture and evaporating the hexane from the turmeric oil mixture. A more refined turmeric oil combination is the oil left after the turmeric oil mixture is dissolved in hexane, placed on a silica gel/hexane chromatography column, and eluted with hexane into fractions that were then evaporated, thereby leaving the refined turmeric oil combination. Also disclosed are methods for treating inflammation, arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and a pharmaceutical dosage form of the refined turmeric oil combination.

Board of Regents, Acting for and on behalf of, University of Arizona

Anti-inflammatory activity of a specific turmeric extract

The present invention relates to compositions containing, as their only active ingredients, an extract of Curcuma spp, optionally as curcumin in the form of a complex with phospholipids, and an extract selected from Echinacea spp extract or lipophilic extract of Zanthoxylum spp, which are useful in the topical and systemic treatment of peripheral pain and of superficial and deep inflammatory and painful conditions. The compositions according to the invention are particularly effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in patients unable to tolerate long-term treatment with NSAIDs or steroids.

INDENA S.P.A.

Compositions containing extracts of Curcuma longa and Echinacea angustifolia which are useful to reduce peripheral inflammation and pain

The present invention comprises compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of CBD and curcumin in various combinations to treat pain. CBD and curcumin are preferably from natural sources. A method of using the combination of CBD and curcumin compositions to treat pain is also described.

Singh; Mewa

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising hemp and turmeric to treat pain and inflammation

The invention concerns carbon dioxide extracts of Curcuma amada (mango ginger), including supercritical carbon dioxide extracts of C. amada; methods for their production; compositions comprising the extracts; methods for treating or delaying the onset of conditions such as cell proliferation disorder (e.g., cancer), inflammation, infection, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, platelet hyper-aggregation, immune disorder such as autoimmune disorder, or neurodegenerative condition; and methods for inhibiting expression of Bcl-2, Bak, and p53 genes; inhibiting expression of the COX-2 and NF-kB genes, inhibiting production of phosphorylated target of rapamycin (TOR), modulating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), inhibiting protein kinase B (AKT) signaling, modulating the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, and modulating the Ras/PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for inhibiting contamination, comprising applying the extract or composition of the invention to a surface. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for promoting longevity of a cell in vitro or in vivo, comprising contacting a target cell in vitro or in vivo with an effective amount of the extract or composition of the invention. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for promoting longevity of a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of the extract or composition of the invention. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for inhibiting the metabolism of a cancer cell, comprising contacting the target cancer cell in vitro or in vivo with an effective amount of the extract or composition of the invention. Another aspect of the invention concerns a kit including the extract or composition; a container containing the extract or composition; and packaging material.

curcuma heyneana/inflammation

Anti-inflammatory activity of a specific turmeric extract

Compositions containing extracts of Curcuma longa and Echinacea angustifolia which are useful to reduce peripheral inflammation and pain

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising hemp and turmeric to treat pain and inflammation

Extracts of Curcuma amada and uses thereof

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