Hormonal Filly
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I'm doing a bit of research into Turmeric as thinking about feeding my geldings it, specially my gelding with arthritis.
I've red research from scientists who claim in a horse they need 100g at 2% curcumin to see a change in the joint.
"These authors found a 20-27 per cent decrease in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) release from the cartilage when joint cells were exposed to 100μmol/L, suggesting less cartilage breakdown had occurred, while no effect was seen at a 10μmol/L dose. For a 500kg horse, with about 38L of blood, and assuming the synovial fluid around the joint would reach the same concentration of curcumin that would be in the blood, 60 per cent absorption of curcumin and two per cent curcumin in turmeric, it would take feeding the horse 113g of turmeric to reach similar concentrations. "
I am looking at buying pure turmeric powder with 9% curcumin and start feeding 20g a day (10g twice a day) with 7 grinds of black pepper and their micronised linseed they already get. 9% curcumin is to high for humans I've red and most the human body wastes, but looking at research horses are much bigger and need more. I could go for 5% curcumin turmeric, but i'd have to feed twice as much to get a result...
Anyone who uses it, advice greatly received.
I've red research from scientists who claim in a horse they need 100g at 2% curcumin to see a change in the joint.
"These authors found a 20-27 per cent decrease in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) release from the cartilage when joint cells were exposed to 100μmol/L, suggesting less cartilage breakdown had occurred, while no effect was seen at a 10μmol/L dose. For a 500kg horse, with about 38L of blood, and assuming the synovial fluid around the joint would reach the same concentration of curcumin that would be in the blood, 60 per cent absorption of curcumin and two per cent curcumin in turmeric, it would take feeding the horse 113g of turmeric to reach similar concentrations. "
I am looking at buying pure turmeric powder with 9% curcumin and start feeding 20g a day (10g twice a day) with 7 grinds of black pepper and their micronised linseed they already get. 9% curcumin is to high for humans I've red and most the human body wastes, but looking at research horses are much bigger and need more. I could go for 5% curcumin turmeric, but i'd have to feed twice as much to get a result...
Anyone who uses it, advice greatly received.