TURMERIC supplements and teas may have caused five cases of liver injuries that made people's skin turn yellow. All those affected recovered with treatment. The spice contains a compound called curcumin, which has slightly eased inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and hay fever in small studies. Some turmeric-related liver injuries have previously been reported to the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Five new incidences were presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in North Carolina this week. One case, presented by Angeline Luong at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in California, was a 49-year-old woman who developed nausea and vomiting after taking a daily turmeric supplement, at the dose recommended on the packaging, for three months.
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