Turmeric containing anti-inflammatory properties helps to reduce the pain of people who are suffering from arthritis. Turmeric has antioxidant abilities that help to protect the liver from being damaged by toxins. It adds flavor to food and spice and plays a role in the digestion of food. It is an effective aid in reducing blood cholesterol. Other possible uses include treatment for cancer, pre-diabetes, tuberculosis, and Alzheimer's disease.

Ginger was discovered to contain active ingredients that combat degenerative, allergic, metabolic, and cardiovascular disorders. Ginger has also been suggested as an anti-diabetic agent; however, it is required that its active constituent's anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anti-hyperglycemic effects should be assessed.

Human clinical trial interventions have been heterogeneous in that various forms of curcumin, mixtures of curcuminoids, turmeric essential oil, turmeric extracts, or powdered turmeric rhizome have been used. Curcumin, for example, has demonstrated potential in the context of chronic disease such as gastrointestinal, dermatological, and neurological disorders.

Reports indicated that curcumin exhibits anti-inflammatory properties through different mechanisms that involve the reduction of inflammatory transcription factors, redox status, and protein kinases in the nucleus. Curcumin was also reported to help in reducing knee and joint pains for patients of osteoarthritis resulting in the use of curcumin to reduce the circulation of cytokines in the body such as interleukin-6 that play a role in inflammatory pain.