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Abstract

In order to make available the health-promoting and healing properties of curcumin to the human or animal organism, also in combination with at least one further active substance, a solubilizate consists of or contains a content of curcumin equal to or smaller than 10 wt %, preferably equal to or smaller than 7.5 wt %, most preferably 6 wt %, and at least one emulsifier with an HLB value in a range below 18, preferably between 13 and 18, namely polysorbate 80 or polysorbate 20 or a mixture of polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80, with an average diameter of the curcumin-loaded micelles ranging from 5 nm to 40 nm, preferably from 6 nm to 20 nm, most preferably from 7 nm to 10 nm, for use in particular as a dietary supplement and/or pharmaceutical drug for treating and/or preventing diseases involving inflammation, cancer and other diseases.

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