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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Discov Today. 2011 Sep 18;17(1-2):71–80. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2011.09.009

Table 1.

A comprehensive list of commercially available curcumin NP formulations

Curcumin nanoformulation Composition Company name and website
Liposomal curcumin Curcumin, phospholipids from lecithin, natural flavors, stevia, ethyl alcohol and potassium sorbate NanoLiposomal Nutritionals, USA; http://www.NanoLiposomals.com
NanoBioSphere™ complex (solid lipid nanocurcumin) Vitamin E (d,l-alpha tocopherol, sunflower oil, phospholipids, saffloweroil, ethanol, medium-chain triglycerides, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, ascorbyl palmitate with curcumin C3 complex, solid triglyceride and phosphatidylcholine Life Enhancement Products, Inc., USA; http://www.life-enhancement.com
Curcumin C3 complex® vegetarian capsules Curcumin C3 complex, curcuminods and black pepper extract (Piper nigrum; from fruit) BestVite, Inc., USA; http://www.bestvite.com
Nanocurcumin (N-curcusorb) Curcumin in nanosized particles Konark Herbals & Health Care, India; http://www.curcuminindia.com
CurcuPlus D Ultra Curcumin (Longvida®), vitamin D3, ascorbyl palmitate, microcrystalline cellulose, soy lecithin, stearic acid, maltodextrin and silicon dioxide Advanced Orthomolecular Research, Inc., Canada; http://www.aor.ca/
Nanocurcumin (in the scale-up process) Liposomal curcumin formulation; nanocurcumin formulation; PLGA-curcumin formulation SignPath Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA; http://www.signpathpharma.com/
Nutrivene Longvida™ curcumin (cutting-edge solid-lipid curcumin particle [SLCP™] technology) Curcumin particles, vegetable-derived stearic acid dextrin, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (vegetarian capsule), soy lecithin, ascorbyl palmitate and silicon dioxide International Nutrition, Inc., USA; http://www.nutrivene.com/
Enhansa (enhanced absorption curcumin) A special curcumin compound Lee Silsby Compounding Pharmacy, USA; http://www.leesilsby.com
Nano curcumin/nano curcuma Nanocurcumin solution (colloid) products Nano Tech Miso-N, Korea; http://www.miso-n.co.kr