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Picur : CURCUMIN AND PIPERINE (PICUR) AS A BENEFICIAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT THROUGH ITS ANTIOXIDANT, ANTI-CANCER, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Description: PICUR has been widely used in the Philippines in the past 14 years as an anti-tumor and anti-cancer supplement. PICUR is a combination of Curcumin and Piperine, the key extracts of Turmeric and Long Pepper, respectively. This study delves deeper into its beneficial effects from 2010 onwards.

PICUR has been widely used in the Philippines in the past 14 years as an anti-tumor and anti-cancer supplement. PICUR is a combination of Curcumin and Piperine, the key extracts of Turmeric and Long Pepper, respectively. This study delves deeper into its beneficial effects from 2010 onwards. CURCUMIN is the active component found in Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a respected and well-researched spice long known for its medical properties. Turmeric has been in use for thousands of years. It is used for a wide range of applications, from antioxidants, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, arthritis, hyperlipidemia and other related conditions. It is important to note that Turmeric alone has poor bioavailability and absorption in the human body and that Piperine, a compound found in Black Pepper and Long Pepper, has the ability to boost the absorption and bioavailability of Curcumin PIPERINE is an active component found in Pepper, for the purposes of this study, it is mainly used to boost the bioavailability of natural Curcumin. Piperine administered with Curcumin greatly increases the bioavailability of Curcumin even up to 2000%.

Organisation: Bauertek Farmaceutical Technologies Corporation

Innovator(s): Richard Nixon C. Gomez and Rigel R. Gomez

Category: Pharma

Country: Philippines

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