Symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease management: an innovative food-grade formulation of Curcuma longa and Boswellia serrata extracts

Background The treatment of symptomatic uncomplicated colonic diverticular disease (SUDD) is still under debate, and new data show a pathogenic role of dysbiosis and low-grade inflammation in intestinal mucosa. Recent research has highlighted the anti-inflammatory effects of botanical extracts such as Curcuma longa L. and Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. The aim of this work is to investigate the potential role of a new delivery formulation of the association of curcumin and boswellia phytosome extracts (CBP) in SUDD. Methods In a 30-day one-group longitudinal explanatory study, patients (men and women) were treated with an innovative association of CBP standardized extracts, 500 mg bid. Results Treatment of SUDD with the association of CBP was followed by a significant decrease in abdominal pain (p<0.0001). The study group showed that CBP supplementation was efficacious within 10 days and that efficacy was maintained almost constant until the 30th day of intervention. Conclusion A phytosome of curcumin and boswellia extracts may be useful for the relief of SUDD pain. However, controlled studies should be performed for final conclusions to be drawn.