This study investigated the effects of curcumin on the level of oxidative factors and gastric histopathology in patients with chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori. Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 65 years , confirm of chronic gastritis according to histopathologic assay, presence of abdominal symptoms related to chronic gastritis. Exclusion criteria: recent use of antibiotics in the last 6 months, pregnancy, lactation, recent surgical procedures, alcohol, systemic diseases like coronary artery disease, diabetes, collagen vascular and central nervous system , age <18 years and above 70 years.Patients were divided into two groups of triple therapy regimen and triple therapy regimen+ curcumin. Triple therapy was used in this study as bismuth subcitrate 120 mg / kg four times a day, tetracycline 500 mg / kg four times a day and metronidazole 400 mg / kg three times daily. curcumin was administered by 30 mg two time daily . During the study period was 2 months.All patients were evaluated wtih endoscopy before and after the intervention. for all patients Histological analysis was performed. gastric mucosal levels of also examined for factors related with oxidative stress, DNA damage and the prostaglandin E2.