Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Effects of Curcuma longa Extracts Compared With Ibuprofen for Reduction of Pain and Functional Improvement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Holist Nurs Pract. May-Jun 2016;30(3):183-6. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000152.

Author

Stephanie Maxine Ross¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 27078813
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000152

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain
Analgesics / adverse effects
Analgesics / pharmacology
Analgesics / therapeutic use*
Arthralgia / drug therapy*
Curcuma*
Female
Humans
Ibuprofen / adverse effects
Ibuprofen / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Knee / drug therapy*
Patient Satisfaction
Plant Extracts / adverse effects
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*

Substances

Analgesics
Plant Extracts
Ibuprofen