True or false?. Research: Why rates of Alzheimers are much lower in India than in the west? Scientsts from the University of California say, CURCUMIN, an extract of TURMERIC is a natural antibiotic and appears to reduce amyloid plaques which build up around the brain cells and cause Alzheimers. Curcuman has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and is a potential preventitive treatment for the disease. Turermic is found in all CURRYS from mild Korma to the hottest Vindaloo.