@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011813,
	  title     = {Effect of Combined Carbimazole and Curcuma longa Powder in Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Thyroperoxidase Antibody in Hyperthyroidism},
	  author    = {Ahmed Abdi Hassan and  Mustapha Muhammad Aliyu},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Turmeric (Curcuma longa) belongs to the ginger
family and is used for food coloring mostly in Asian countries. It
has long traditional medicinal value for the treatment of
inflammations with excellent antioxidant properties. The purpose of
this study is to investigate the efficiency of turmeric powder in
the treatment of hyperthyroidism when combined with
carbimazole antithyroid drug. The trial was conducted on 20
hyperthyroid patients but only 16 of them were successfully
enrolled for the study. The 16 patients were divided into two equal
groups where one group was treated with the only carbimazole
while the other group was treated with a combined approach of
carbimazole plus turmeric for 6 months consecutively. The result
obtained is promising showing an average improvement of 99%
in Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and 88%Thyroid
Autoantibodies (TPOAb) in patients treated with the combined
approach compared to those treated with the only carbimazole
with an average of 3% and 18% of TSH and TPOAb improvement
respectively. However, no major difference has been observed in
both T4 and T3. Therefore, turmeric powder is a promising
treatment if carefully and consistently combined with carbimazole
antithyroid drug at very low amounts of 1.5 to 2 grams for at
least 2 to 3 times a week.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences},
	  volume    = {15},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2021},
	  pages     = {80 - 87},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011813},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/169},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 169, 2021},
	}