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Supplement × Supplement·Evidence index

Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 8 records that name Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

8 studies naming Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

Preparation and In-Vitro Characterization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Artemisinin and Curcumin.

Pharmaceutical nanotechnology · 2025 · PMID 39039683

“The study successfully developed Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) for artemisinin and curcumin, achieving controlled drug release, high entrapment efficiency, and desired particle size and uniformity. This advancement holds promise for enhancing drug delivery of herbal formulations.”

Khatri et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin in its title.

The inhibitory effect of Curcumin-Artemisinin co-amorphous on Tau aggregation and Tau phosphorylation.

Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2023 · PMID 36332313

Human subjects

“Curcumin was also found to modulate the phosphorylation of Tau, which indicated the neuroprotective potency. Thus, curcumin and Cur-Art co-amorphous exhibit therapeutic potential against Tau protein in Alzheimer's disease.”

Dubey et al. · From the abstract

Names both Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin in its title.

Artemisinin and curcumin inhibit Drosophila brain tumor, prolong life span, and restore locomotor activity.

IUBMB life · 2014 · PMID 24975030

Animal study

“Although the efficacies of various treatments varied, overall, the positive effects of artemisinin and curcumin demonstrate a potential applicability of these drugs against brain tumor in higher organisms. It also paves a way for a simpler model system for screening such natural products for antitumor property.”

Das et al. · From the abstract

Names both Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin in its title.

Novel artemisinin and curcumin micellar formulations: drug solubility studies by NMR spectroscopy.

Journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2009 · PMID 19199296

“A 16-fold enhancement of artemisinin solubility was measured in a solution containing 40 mM SDS and 60 mM ASC8. Even after treatment with 60 mM hydrogen peroxide, more than a 30-fold excess, almost half the artemisinin remained, suggesting a potentially useful combination of the surface activity and antioxidant properties of the novel binary SDS:ASC8 system.”

Lapenna et al. · From the abstract

Names both Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin in its title.

Curcumin-artemisinin combination therapy for malaria.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2006 · PMID 16641461

Animal study

“Artemisinin and curcumin show an additive interaction in killing Plasmodium falciparum in culture. In vivo, 3 oral doses of curcumin following a single injection of alpha,beta-arteether to Plasmodium berghei-infected mice are able to prevent recrudescence due to alpha,beta-arteether monotherapy and ensure almost 100% survival of the animals.”

Nandakumar et al. · From the abstract

Names both Artemisinin and Turmeric/Curcumin in its title.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:

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NutriStack is a free iPhone app for organising a supplement routine: what you take, when, and what the published record says about it. Its exploratory interaction checker covers Artemisinin, Turmeric/Curcumin, and several hundred other substances.

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