Purica Curcumin Extra Strength is a turmeric extract in vegetable capsules, sold in 60 and 120 count amber glass bottles and taken one capsule a day. Each capsule holds 267.2 mg of turmeric root extract standardized to 97% curcuminoids, plus 110 mg of curcuminoids at 97% bisdemethoxycurcumin. It is licensed for sale by Health Canada and bears NPN 80087089. Provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.
Used in herbal medicine to help relieve joint inflammation.
What BDM30 means
Turmeric root contains three curcuminoids: curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin, often shortened to BDMC. In ordinary turmeric extracts curcumin dominates and BDMC is a small share. Purica's BDM30 blend raises BDMC to about 30% of the curcuminoids in each capsule, which is where the name on the bottle comes from. The current bottle reads Curcumin with the BDM30 mark; Health Canada lists Purica Curcumin Extra Strength as one of the names on that licence, so the formula behind both names is identical.
The capsule shell is hypromellose, and the other non-medicinal ingredients are plant-source magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide and water. The formula has no black pepper extract and no liposomal carrier.
How to take it
Adults take 1 capsule daily, or as a health care practitioner recommends. Check the cautions first: consult a practitioner before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take antiplatelet medication or blood thinners, have a bile duct obstruction such as gallstones, have stomach ulcers or excess stomach acid, or if symptoms persist or worsen. Do not use the bottle if the seal on the cap is broken or missing.
Sizes and sister products
At one capsule a day, the 60 VCaps bottle lasts two months and the 120 VCaps bottle four. Purica also sells a 72-capsule bonus bottle of this formula and a separate Curcumin BDM50 with a higher BDMC share.
Who it suits
Adults who want a once-a-day curcumin capsule without pepper extract, and people who keep their supplements to vegetarian capsules. The amber glass bottle and metal cap keep light and moisture away from the capsules.
Purica Curcumin Extra Strength FAQ
What is BDMC?
Bisdemethoxycurcumin, one of the three curcuminoids in turmeric root. BDM30 brings it to about 30% of the curcuminoids.
Is this the same as Purica Curcumin BDM30?
Yes. The bottle now reads Curcumin with the BDM30 mark, and both names sit under NPN 80087089.
Does it contain black pepper?
No. The non-medicinal ingredients are the capsule shell, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide and water.
How many capsules a day?
One capsule daily for adults.
Which size should I buy?
The 120 VCaps bottle costs less per capsule and lasts four months; the 60 VCaps bottle is the smaller first purchase.
Curcuma longa (turmeric root extract), 97.0% curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin)
267.2 mg
Curcuminoids, 97% (bisdemethoxycurcumin)
110.0 mg
Non-Medicinal Ingredients
Hypromellose, magnesium stearate (plant-source), silicon dioxide, water (vegetarian capsule).
Directions Adults: take 1 capsule daily or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
Cautions and warnings: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if taking antiplatelet medication or blood thinners; if suffering from bile duct obstruction such as gallstones; if you have stomach ulcers or excess stomach acid; or if symptoms persist or worsen. Do not use if seal on cap is broken or missing.
I'm sure this product works for some people but for me, I don't notice a difference using it for lupus. I've even tried a higher dose at the recommendation of a naturopath and at higher doses it also didn't work for me to reduce systemic inflammation or reduce joint pain.
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Sara G.
Puritan Curcumin extra strength capsules
These once a day capsules keep inflammation in my joints calm, & I no longer have sinusitis since taking them.
