Curcumin

Maybe someone here has an idea what is causing this. I wasn't able to find any information about it on the web. After hearing about the health benefits of Curcumin, my mother bought herself and me a bottle of it.

Within 8 hours of taking one Curcumin capsule, however, the fingers on my right hand will begin to yellow along with small yellow splotches on the palm. The real strange thing is, my mother developes the exact same yellowing on her right hand.

I know it's not from handling the capsules, so does anyone have any clue what is causing this?

That's what I was thinking. It is known to increase bile production. A quick Google search found me this:

Yeah, we both stopped taking it.

I was taking it before bed and would notice the yellowing in the morning. My mother took it with breakfast and noticed it in the afternoon. After we stopped taking them, the yellowing cleared up in about 12 hours.

Are you sure the yellowing wasn't from handling the caps? The curcumin (ie the rhizomes of curcuma domestca/longa) are a natural dye that have been used for thousands of years. It is a strong yellow or orange dye depending on the variety. The plant has been cultivated for both spice and DYE for a very long time... and its good and both. If you were taking it at night, perhaps it didn't show up immediately because your hands were dry at the time. I don't think you are having any adverse reaction. To test this out, take a cap and rub it across some other area of your skin and see what happens.

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<laugh> TSC nailed it.

The mustard coloring becomes even more pronounced with the acidity of the skin, from handling capsules that were cheaply bulk produced and have tumeric powder dust on the outside of the caps and inside of the bottle. The extract, if you open a cap, wil be found to be a finely divided, mildly lipophilic powder. Tremendous staining capability, keep that in mind when you handle it.

Can't tell you how often I have had this problem from taking my tumeric supps (3x per day, with meals, one to two caps). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this supp for all forum members as an excellent natural inflammation regulator).

Using curcumin and capsains (cayenne pepper) has made a world of difference, along with BCAAs and omega-3 oils, in my recovery time.

That's what I thought at first too, but as I said, it's not from handling the capsules. The yellow staining continued even when I began dumping the capsule right from the bottle into my mouth.

I will try just handling a capsule tonight to see what happens.

Could be acting as a very low grade low cost self tan pill? check the soles of your feet for a similar staining affect.

Let the truth be told. I am a moron.

Yep, it was just from the excess powder that was outside the capsules. It was even all around the top of the bottle, so simply opening it would get a small amount of the residue on my hand.

I also know why I only noticed it in the morning. My apartment is lit with "yellow" light so I couldn't see it. It was only until I went out on my deck in the morning with my coffee that I could notice the staining!