Turmeric, the spice used in the Indian dish curry that gives it a bright yellow-orange color, can be helpful for certain medical conditions like cancer or arthritis. Below are 14 drugs that can be replaced by Turmeric, when taken in sufficient amounts.

Turmeric contains curcumin, which is a compound that has anti-inflammatory properties and also can act as an antioxidant. These drugs deal with conditions that Turmeric can minimize when consumed. After an impressive 5,600 peer-reviewed studies, it is well-established that Turmeric can be beneficial as a preventative and therapeutic application for various conditions and also has documented physiological effects.

Aspirin

For patients who require anti-arthritis therapy and also are prone to vascular thrombosis, the use of aspirin is less valuable than curcumin, which has anti-platelet and prostacyclin modulating effects.

Prozac

Curcumin, when introduced to animals, helped reduce depressive behavior in a manner comparable to both Prozac and Imipramine, current antidepressants available in prescription form.

Lipitor

When it comes to patients with Type 2 diabetes, the drug Lipitor has the same effect on endothelial dysfunction as a standard preparation of curcuminoids from Turmeric. Both reduced inflammation and oxidative stress.

Corticosteroids

When it comes to managing conditions like chronic anterior uveitis, which is an inflammation of the eye, curcumin compares with steroids in the treatment of the condition. Two studies that have been completed show that curcumin compares to dexamethasone for treatment after a lung transplant and also when the lungs are damaged as a result of ischaemia-repurfusion.

Oxaliplatin

For colorectal cells, the curcumin is comparable to the drug oxaliplatin as an interference with the duplication of cancer cells.

Anti-inflammatory Drugs

When compared to drugs like ibuprofin, indomethacin, diclofenac and tamoxifen, among others, curcumin was found to be an effective alternative for both fighting the growth of tumor cells and helping to decrease inflammation.

Metformin

Curcumin both increases the AMPK in a diabetic individual, increasing the use of glucose) and suppresses the gluconeogenic gene and thereby the production of glucose in the liver. Curcumin was actually found to be more potent than metformin when activating AMPK and acetyl-CoA carboxylase.

Furthermore, curcumin has been found to have both the ability to cause cell death for cancer cells and also to re-sensitize drug resistant cancer cells so they are susceptible to conventional treatments. With efficiency that has been documented both as a natural therapy and as an integrative one, curcumin is unequivocally an undervalued substance in the medical world.

Until it receives greater medical recognition, the use of curcumin in your daily diet in a lower dose can be seen as a proactive measure to minimize the need for the compound in higher doses later in life due to the occurrence of one of various medical conditions that typically are diagnosed at an advanced age. People who include curcumin in their daily diet tend to have less occurrence of various types of cancers, less pain due to inflammation and also less risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease, another condition that is caused by inflammation.