WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A new report has found curcumin, a compound in the spice turmeric, has little to no therapeutic benefit despite widespread belief to the contrary.
Curcumin has been hailed for years as a natural treatment for a variety of health conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Since the early 1990's, the consensus in the scientific community was that curcumin, which makes up 3 to 5 percent of turmeric, was responsible for its health-boosting abilities.