Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that Curcumin (turmeric) helps with Tuberculosis.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 9In animals
- 3Only in the lab
What the studies found
Curcumin (turmeric) has been studied for Tuberculosis in animals, not yet in people.
We found 17 published papers on Curcumin (turmeric) and Tuberculosis. They were published between 2013 and 2026.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 2 are reviews, 9 are studies in animals and 3 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- Plant-based natural compounds as novel therapeutic avenues against tuberculosis: Emphasis on curcumin.2025 · Microb Pathog · Review
- Current prospects of synthetic curcumin analogs and chalcone derivatives against mycobacterium tuberculosis.2013 · Med Chem · Review
- Curcumin enhances mycobacterial clearance in diabetes-tuberculosis by targeting the WNT6.2026 · Phytomedicine · In animals
- Synergistic Effects of Curcumin and Antibiotics Against Drug-Sensitive and Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.2025 · Int J Mol Sci · In animals
- Macrophage targeted polymeric curcumin nanoparticles limit intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through induction of autophagy and augment anti-TB activity of isoniazid in RAW 264.7 macrophages.2023 · Front Immunol · In animals
- Inhalable Mannosylated Rifampicin-Curcumin Co-Loaded Nanomicelles with Enhanced In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy for an Optimized Pulmonary Tuberculosis Therapy.2022 · Pharmaceutics · In animals
- Effect of Curcumin in Experimental Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Antimycobacterial Activity in the Lungs and Anti-Inflammatory Effect in the Brain.2022 · Int J Mol Sci · In animals
- Curcumin Nanoparticles Enhance Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccine Efficacy by Modulating Host Immune Responses.2019 · Infect Immun · In animals
- The protective effect of curcumin against the 19‑kDa Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein-induced inflammation and apoptosis in human macrophages.2014 · Mol Med Rep · In the lab
- [The effects of curcumin on the 19 000 Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein-induced inflammatory and apoptotic reaction and the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases in WBC264-9C macrophages].2014 · Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · In the lab
- Curcumin inhibits 19-kDa lipoprotein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induced macrophage apoptosis via regulation of the JNK pathway.2014 · Biochem Biophys Res Commun · In the lab
- Effects of Curcuma longa L., Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. and Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino on Cytokine Production in Stimulated Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Patients with Tuberculosis.2022 · Altern Ther Health Med · Other paper
- Curcumin enhances human macrophage control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.2016 · Respirology · Other paper
- Monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin inhibit growth of antibiotic sensitive and resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.2015 · Eur J Med Chem · Other paper