Curcumin for the treatment of major depression: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study

Upon discovering the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (RRP, also known as Chinese Foxglove), a common plant ingredient in traditional medicinal treatment of endocrine and gynecological diseases, Kim & Chong (2022) postulated that RRP may possess anti-depressive properties. Thus, the authors conducted experiments on the use of RRP on BV2 microglial cells […]

Since clinical trials have produced “conflicting” conclusions on the efficacy of the plant polyphenol, curcumin, Ng et al. (2017) conducted this meta-analysis with the purpose of summarizing current evidence and using it to generate hypotheses to assist with future research. A preliminary search on several scientific databases including PubMed yielded 2,081 articles published between 1960 […]