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In one study in healthy volunteers, 20 mg of piperine raised curcumin’s bioavailability about twenty-fold.[1]
Based on Shoba et al., Planta Medica 1998 · Updated October 10, 2026
Piperine raised curcumin absorption in one study[1]
Curcumin is barely absorbed on its own; piperine, a known glucuronidation inhibitor, raised its bioavailability about twenty-fold in a study in healthy volunteers.
The study gave 2 g of curcumin with 20 mg of piperine.
Source [1]Shoba G, et al. Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers. Planta Medica. 1998. (PubMed)
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- Shoba G, et al. Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers. Planta Medica. 1998. PubMed
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