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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)

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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
Anticancer (Duodenum) not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Mammary) 50-200 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Stomach) not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 75 mg/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
Anticholecystosic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticolitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticollagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV IC50=5.4 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antiedemic ED50=100.2 mg/kg orl mus (cf 78 for cortisone) Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic ED50=48 mg/kg orl rat (cf 45 for cortisone) Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic ED50=48 mg/kg orl rat (cf 48 for phenylbutazone) Duke, 1992 *
Antieicosanoid not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV IC50=40 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1,200 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 uM 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 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 longa Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 175000.0 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 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *