Table 1.

Plasma total curcumin concentration (ng/mL) after administration of curcumin–PB (200 mg/kg) to Fisher 344 rats

Time (h)	Individual curcumin concentrations	Group mean concentration	Overall concentration (mean ± 1 SD)
2	103, 120, 179, 210, 211, 220	174	170.7 ± 45.1
3	160, 142, 171	158
4	118, 174, 240	177

The 2-h group contained 3 female and 3 male rats; the 3- and 4-h groups each had 2 female and 1 male rats.