Neat stuff about turmeric!  We cook with it frequently.  Oddly Mrs. likes a lot of the components of curry, but not curry itself.

I hope she doesn't suffer complications like cancer or iron defficiency or gallstones or miscarry or bleed out during an operation.

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However, as curcuma is known to inhibit blood clotting, it should be avoided for a two week period prior to major surgery and not used in conjunction with blood thinners such as warfarin and Plavix. It is also known to aggravate gallstone problems.
In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that curcumin can have carcinogenic effects.
More recently, curcumin was found to alter iron metabolism by chelating iron and suppressing the protein hepcidin, potentially causing iron deficiency in susceptible patients.
there is still some concern medicinal use of products containing curcumin could stimulate the uterus, which may lead to a miscarriage