Treatments and supplements · Curcumin
Can curcumin reduce hot flashes and anxiety?
What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.
The evidence stops at small studies
3 studies in people, but all of them small or without a comparison group. Enough to suspect something, too little to be sure.
3 Small study in people 3 studies
This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.
Appears under: Hair and nails · Menopause and hormones
The studies
- 3 Small study in people
Effects of curcumin supplementation on blood glucose, insulin resistance and androgens in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
2021 · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy a
- 3 Small study in people
The effect of oral capsule of curcumin and vitamin E on the hot flashes and anxiety in postmenopausal women: A triple blind randomised controlled trial.
2020 · Complementary therapies in medicine
- 3 Small study in people
Efficacy of a mixed preparation containing piperine, capsaicin and curcumin in the treatment of alopecia areata.
2022 · Journal of cosmetic dermatology