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Curry spice 'help for arthritis' BBC website

Extract of a spice used in curry could help prevent rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, US research suggests.Turmeric has been used for centuries in Asian medicine to treat inflammatory disorders and its extract can be found in western dietary supplements.

Now lab work by University of Arizona researchers, in Arthritis & Rheumatism, shows just how the spice's curcuminoid extracts have a therapeutic effect.

In their latest study, they set out to find exactly what ingredient in turmeric was having the anti-inflammatory effect.

They prepared extracts from the rhizome, or root of the turmeric plant, and compared them against the commercially available products that contain turmeric extracts.

A version of turmeric extract that was free of essential oils was found to most closely match the composition of the commercial supplements.

The extract appears to work by preventing a protein that controls when genes are switched on or off from being activated in the joint.

Once the protein known as NF-KB is activated, it binds to genes and increases the production of inflammatory proteins, which attack the joints.

Locations

Conveniently located on busy roads encircling the CBD, the Sultans Kitchens restaurants are found in Coorparoo, Clayfield and Paddington.

Paddington

Sultans Kitchen Paddington is located on Given Tce, two kilometers west of the city. This inner city location provides an array of some of Brisbane's best cafes, restaurants and fashion boutiques.

(07) 3368 2194
163 Given Terrace
Paddington
QLD, 4064

Coorparoo

Sultans Kitchen Coorparoo, nestled on the corner of Goring and Cavendish roads, is four Kilometers South East of the CBD. The leafy suburb of Coorparoo, one of Brisbane's oldest suburbs, is famous for its stately homes, hills with magnificent views and parklands.

(07) 3397 4566
380 Cavendish Rd
Coorparoo
QLD, 4151

Clayfield

Sultans Kitchen Clayfield , located on the corner of busy Sandgate and Wagner roads, is aprox 6 kilometers north of the CBD. Apart from being a stones throw from the airport, Clayfield is home to some of Brisbane's finest "Queenslanders"- a unique house design characterised by a wrap-around veranda.

(07) 3262 5122
689 Sandgate Rd
Clayfield
QLD, 4011