| Title | Effect of dietary turmeric on breath hydrogen. | | Author(s) | Shimouchi A, Nose K, Takaoka M, Hayashi H, Kondo T | | Institution | Department of Etiology and Pathogenesis, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1, Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan. ashimouc@res.ncvc.go.jp | | Source | Dig Dis Sci 2009 Aug; 54(8):1725-9. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Breath Tests
Colon
Curcuma
Dietary Supplements
Female
Gastrointestinal Motility
Gastrointestinal Transit
Humans
Hydrogen
India
Male
Middle Aged
Plant Extracts
Young Adult
| | Abstract | Turmeric is widely used in Indian cuisine. The main constituents of turmeric are curcumin and its analogues, which are well-known antioxidant compounds. In the present study, we hypothesized that turmeric in curry might increase bowel motility and activate hydrogen-producing bacterial flora in the colon, thereby increasing the concentration of breath hydrogen. Eight healthy subjects fasted for 12 h and ingested curry and rice with or without turmeric (turmeric knockout curry). Breath-hydrogen concentrations were analyzed every 15 min for 6 h by gas chromatography with a semiconductor detector. Curry with turmeric significantly increased the area under the curve of breath hydrogen and shortened small-bowel transit time, compared with curry not containing turmeric. These results suggested that dietary turmeric activated bowel motility and carbohydrate colonic fermentation. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19034660 |
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