Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 20, 2015, at 9:14:13
In reply to Re: Saffron for depression (and sex) - interesting » Phillipa, posted by SLS on January 20, 2015, at 9:05:16
>Curcumin is interesting.
It is :) But... Overall, saffron seems more promising in mental health. Saffron has been effective in animal models of depression and in clinical trials. Curcumin has shown some evidence of benefit in animal models but poor results in clinical trials. It appears to have low bioavailability.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25373119
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