Recently Armenian Scientists investigated the synergy of curcumin and boswellic acid in the treatment of osteoarthritis patients. They reported that a supplemental blend of boswellic acid and curcumin was more effective in relieving the painful symptoms of the disease than turmeric-derived curcumin alone.
The study was supported by the Yerevan State Medical University of Armenia and the Erebouni Medical Center. Its findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
- The study involved 201 patients who suffered from osteoarthritis. The age of the participants ranged from 40 to 70 years.
- Participants took either a placebo, 333 milligrams (mg) of curcuminoid supplements, or a blend of 350 mg curcuminoids and 150 mg boswellic acid, thrice a day. The treatment period lasted for 12 weeks.
- Various tests measured the capacity of patients to perform physical functions, the limitations of their physical functions, the pain in their joints, the stiffness they felt in the morning, and their overall appraisal of their own conditions.
- The effect size of the boswellic acid-curcumin blend group was better than that of the curcumin-only treatment group. Both treatments were also determined to be safe with few adverse effects.
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