Curcumin / turmeric: which form, what each one does, and the dose that worked
Curcumin / turmeric comes in many forms, and what it does depends on the form. Every result below names the form it came from. Pick the form you take to see its own studies, products and what the biohackers say about it. This page is educational, not medical advice.
What it does, by goalMembersThe top 5 of 14 goals
1 of these 267 human studies gave curcumin / turmeric by drip, not by mouth.
| Goal | What the studies show | Studies | Dose that worked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 8 of 10 improved, 2 no effect · Phytosome: 2 of 2 improved · No brand named: 26 of 56 improved, 13 no effect | 68 | with black pepper 500 mg · phytosome 250 mg | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 4 of 6 improved, 1 no effect · Theracurmin: 1 of 1 improved · No brand named: 24 of 56 improved, 3 no effect | 63 | with black pepper 500 mg · theracurmin 180 mg | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 2 of 2 improved · BCM-95: 1 of 1 improved · C3 Complex: 1 of 1 improved · Phytosome: 1 study, no effect · Theracurmin: 1 study, no effect · No brand named: 19 of 43 improved, 14 no effect | 49 | with black pepper 500 mg · C3 complex 500 mg | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 1 of 3 improved, 2 no effect · BCM-95: 1 study, no effect · No brand named: 20 of 23 improved | 27 | with black pepper 1.5 g · 150 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies Phytosome: 1 of 2 improved · BCM-95: 1 of 1 improved · No brand named: 12 of 25 improved, 2 no effect | 28 | phytosome 1 g · BCM-95 1.5 g | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 1 of 3 improved · No brand named: 10 of 16 improved, 1 no effect | 19 | with black pepper 500 mg · 500 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 1 of 1 improved · Theracurmin: 1 study, no clear result · No brand named: 8 of 12 improved | 14 | with black pepper 1.5 g · 80 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 2 of 3 improved · No brand named: 6 of 7 improved | 10 | with black pepper 500 mg · 80 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies Phytosome: 1 of 2 improved · No brand named: 2 of 6 improved · 1 by drip, injection or inhaler | 8 | phytosome 200 mg | |
| Improved in studies No brand named: 2 of 6 improved | 6 | 250 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies No brand named: 2 of 6 improved, 2 no effect | 6 | 250 mg, no brand named | |
| Improved in studies With black pepper: 1 of 1 improved · No brand named: 2 studies, no clear result | 3 | – | |
| Improved in studies No brand named: 1 of 3 improved | 3 | – | |
| Too few studies No brand named: 4 studies, no clear result | 4 | – |
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Dose and safetyThe dose that worked and the upper limit
The doses that worked, by form, in the studies taken by mouth: phytosome 200 mg to 2 g, BCM-95 1.5 g, theracurmin 180 mg, C3 complex 500 mg, with black pepper 500 mg to 3 g, 10 mg to 15 g where no brand was named a day.
Biohacker panelMembersWhich forms of curcumin / turmeric our 10 biohackers name
Questions people askMembersAnswered from the figures on this page
Which form of curcumin / turmeric is best?
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Educational, not medical advice. Figures come from the human studies on PubMed we have graded; a study counts for a form when it names the form it used. Updated as new studies arrive. How we grade →