Posted by Questionmark on April 7, 2006, at 0:48:46
In reply to Re: Coffee contains beta-carbolines. (~ nutmeg?) » Questionmark, posted by linkadge on April 4, 2006, at 14:17:52
> The use of turmeric may be plausable.
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> It is acutally not that weak a MAO inhibitor.
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> It is a strong COX-2 inhibitor, but even at a few grams a day you will get MAO inhibition.
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> I think some study showed that 150mg/kg resulted in 60-70% inhibition of MAO-A.
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> Also, there is utility for COX-2 inhibitors in depression. I remember reading that celebrex had some effect in refractory mood disorders.
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> So, overall, the word is not on this on in my oppinion. I'd have to talk to some more herbalists, and professionals.
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> LinkadgeWow, that's pretty interesting.
150 mg/kg is still like, what, around 10 grams of turmeric per day for the average person to get 60-70% MAO-A inhibition? That's kind of a lot of turmeric. But still, it's not outrageous by any means.
And yeah, maybe even with the extra COX inhibition it would still be okay/safe/etc.
You know turmeric might be excellent though for someone who has, say, depression and arthritis.
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