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Chemical CURCUMIN

Chemical ID
CURCUMIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LDlo=>2,000 mg/kg (orl mus) Martindale's 28th
ADI=100 ug/kg Martindale's 29th
TD=>5,000 mg/kg (orl rat)
LDlo=>1,800 mg/kg (orl rat)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor IC50=3-10 uM Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HETE-Inhibitor IC40=3 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomacarcinogenic 50-200 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin IC50=81 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 0.5-10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloid-Beta 0.5-10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 0.4-20 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antibronchitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Costus speciosus Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 175000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Rhizome 9.0 56000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Root not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Rhizome 100.0 10000.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma zedoaria Rhizome 0.0 1000.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.