Clinical studies investigating the anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin are rare, but these studies do reveal a suppression of the inflammation. The primary reason why clinical studies with curcumin are rare is because of the bad intake of curcumin in the human body. Recently, there has been a lot of research carried out regarding the development of new formulations of curcumin that lead to a better intake in the human body. The best nutritional supplement containing curcumin that has been developed so far is Meriva®, which is commercialized in Belgium under the name "CurcuPhyt".