Curcumin vs Curcumin with Piperine for pain & inflammation
Short answer: For pain & inflammation, more users report improvement with Curcumin — 91% of 104 reports, versus 75% of 8 for Curcumin with Piperine.
Curcumin has 538 meta-analyses and 553 randomized trials on PubMed; the other has not been graded.
Based on 544 reports about Curcumin and 21 about Curcumin with Piperine. Not medical advice.
| Curcumin Supplement | Curcumin with Piperine Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 61%helped180 reports · high confidence | 74%helped12 reports · few reports |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | Not graded |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 538 / 553 | — |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Pain & inflammation % reporting improvement | 91% (104) | 75% (8) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 96% (45) | — |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 93% (15) | — |
| Memory % reporting improvement | 100% (12) | — |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 78% (9) | — |
| Common side effects | vivid dreams, headache, nausea, dht suppression | gallbladder irritation, increased intestinal |
| Typical dose reported | 1000 mg / daily | 1 g |
CurcuminFull Curcumin profile →
Latest review conclusion
Curcumin and Curcuma longa Extract may improve symptoms and inflammation levels in people with arthritis. However, due to the low quality and small quantity of RCTs, the conclusions need to be interpreted carefully.
Front Immunol, 2022 ↗What a user said
“I recently stopped taking Curcumin because of its affect on DHT and I was looking for an alternative measure to deal with inflammation as I feel it really helped with anxiety/depression.”
Curcumin with PiperineFull Curcumin with Piperine profile →
What a user said
“i think about 85 percent of of symptoms are gone...What really helped in my opinion is the curcumim. The curcumin with piperine is a powerful anti oxidant.”
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