Editing Ulcerative colitis (section)

===Alternative medicine===
A variety of alternative medicine therapies have been used for ulcerative colitis, with inconsistent results. [[Turmeric|Curcumin (turmeric)]] therapy, in conjunction with taking the medications [[Mesalazine|mesalamine]] or [[sulfasalazine]], may be effective and safe for maintaining remission in people with quiescent ulcerative colitis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hanai H, Iida T, Takeuchi K, Watanabe F, Maruyama Y, Andoh A, Tsujikawa T, Fujiyama Y, Mitsuyama K, Sata M, Yamada M, Iwaoka Y, Kanke K, Hiraishi H, Hirayama K, Arai H, Yoshii S, Uchijima M, Nagata T, Koide Y | title = Curcumin maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis: randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | journal = Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | volume = 4 | issue = 12 | pages = 1502–1506 | date = December 2006 | pmid = 17101300 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2006.08.008 | url = http://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542356506008007/pdf }}</ref><ref name=Kumar /> The effect of [[Turmeric|curcumin]] therapy alone on quiescent ulcerative colitis is unknown.<ref name=Kumar>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kumar S, Ahuja V, Sankar MJ, Kumar A, Moss AC | title = Curcumin for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 10 | pages = CD008424 | date = October 2012 | pmid = 23076948 | pmc = 4001731 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008424.pub2 }}</ref>

Treatments using [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] or cannabis oil are uncertain. So far, studies have not determined its effectiveness and safety.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kafil TS, Nguyen TM, MacDonald JK, Chande N | title = Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 11 | pages = CD012954 | date = November 2018 | issue = 11 | pmid = 30406638 | pmc = 6516819 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD012954.pub2 }}</ref>