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Recommended curcumin dosages vary according to use. The following curcumin dosages are reported by the Natural Medicines Database:
- • For antioxidant purposes, 500 mg curcumin doses have been used twice daily for three months.
- • For Crohn’s disease, 360 mg doses have been taken two or three times a day for two months.
- • For type II diabetes, 22.1 mg doses of curcumin have been used with each meal for two months.
- • For dyspepsia (indigestion), 250 mg of turmeric has been taken four times a day for over seven days.
- • For liver function, 3,000 mg (3 g) of turmeric has been taken three times a day for 12 consecutive weeks.
- • For vision, 375 mg of curcumin has been taken three times a day for up to 22 months.
- • For IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), 1,000 mg (1 g) of curcumin has been taken twice daily for up to six months.
- • For rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, 400 mg of curcumin has been taken three times a day for two weeks.
- • For cardiovascular dysfunction and disease, 150 mg of curcumin has been consumed daily for eight weeks. *
By itself, curcumin is poorly absorbed. Among the methods devised to address the issue, the two most common (and most often tested) are to pair curcumin with piperine (a black pepper extract) or to combine it with lipids (BCM-95®, Meriva® …).
To supplement curcumin with piperine, take 500 mg of the former with 5-6.7 mg of the latter, thrice a day (i.e., 1,500 mg of curcumin and 15-20 mg of piperine per day).
To supplement BCM-95®, a patented combination of curcumin and essential oils, take 500 mg twice a day (i.e., 1,000 mg/day).
To supplement Meriva®, a patented combination of curcumin and soy lecithin, take 200–500 mg twice a day (i.e., 400–1,000 mg/day).
Curcumin is usually taken together with food. *
The dosage varies depending on age. For adults, the recommended dosage is taken by mouth and is as follows:
- • If you are having and upset stomach, take 500 mg of turmeric four times per day.
- • For treating osteoarthritis, take 500 mg twice per day of a specific turmeric extract (Meriva, Indena)
- • When it comes to rheumatoid arthritis, take 500 mg twice per day along with some turmeric constituent (BCM-95®, Arjuna Natural Extracts, India). *
