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SynthesisFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Curcumin and multiple health outcomes: critical umbrella review of intervention meta-analyses.

Qin Xu, Hua Lian, Rui Zhou, Zhenzhen Gu, Jiao Wu, Yu Wu, Zhongyu Li

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Synthesis in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Curcumin Between Pleiotropic Potential and Translational Constraints.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Redox Homeostasis in Poultry/Animal Production.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Qin Xu *Department of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hua Lian *Department of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Rui ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhenzhen GuDepartment of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jiao WuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Yu WuDepartment of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhongyu LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine, Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This review aimed to determine the therapeutic effects and safety of oral curcumin compared with other comparators for human health and wellbeing outcomes. Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched from their inception to 18 June 2024. The Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews-2 checklist, and Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation system were used to assess the methodological and evidence quality for each meta-analysis, respectively. The results are presented in a narrative review. Results: We included 25 studies. The overall methodological quality was relatively poor, and there is considerable room for improvement. The findings suggest that curcumin has potentially positive effects on lipid profiles, blood pressure, inflammatory markers and oxidative stress, musculoskeletal diseases, emotional and cognitive function, ulcerative colitis, liver and kidney function, primary dysmenorrhea or premenstrual syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, COVID-19, painful statues, and HR-QOL. However, for many diseases, the conclusions remain uncertain. Conclusion: The available evidence suggests that curcumin is a safe medicinal agent that improves multiple clinical outcomes; however, the scientific quality of published studies needs to be improved.

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curcuminevidencehealth outcomesmeta-analysismetabolic indicatorsumbrella review

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PMID40538540
PMCPMC12176752

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