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Re: Curry as an antidepressant » linkadge

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 16, 2005, at 7:48:49

In reply to Re: Curry as an antidepressant, posted by linkadge on May 15, 2005, at 21:34:15

> Yes, I was reffering to tuermeric (curcuma longa??)
>
> http://moodfoods.com/turmeric.html
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> I have tried it in the past with a definate effect, but I was afraid of possable dietary restritions and so abandoned it.
>
> Supposedly it is much more of a MAO-A inhibitor than an MAO-B inhibitor. Perhaps I can create my own MAO A/B ballance with a combination of tuermeric and fo-ti.
>
> I am going to try to observe a full MAO diet
>
>
> Linkadge

500 mg/kg dosing!

This is a mild MAOI, but turmeric is a powerful COX-2 inhibitor. At a dose sufficient to inhibit MAO, you will already have completely shut down COX-2. I don't think this is a good plan.

Lar

 

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