Some added Curcumin thoughts:

Curcumin is a COX-2 inhibitor
Plummer et al. 1999 Inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase 2 expression in colon cells by the chemopreventive agent curcumin involves inhibition of NF-B activation via the NIK/IKK signalling complex

Curcumin induces apoptosis
Cipriani et al. 2001 Curcumin Inhibits Activation of V{gamma}9V{delta}2 T Cells by Phosphoantigens and Induces Apoptosis Involving Apoptosis-Inducing Factor and Large Scale DNA Fragmentation

Curcumin is anti-inflammatory
Lim et al. 2001 The Curry Spice Curcumin Reduces Oxidative Damage and Amyloid Pathology in an Alzheimer Transgenic Mouse