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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
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor not available Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytotoxic 0.4-4 mg/ml Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Cytotoxic IC50=25 uM Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic IC50=1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Detoxicant not available Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Protective not available Duke, 1992 *
Dye not available Merck 11th Edition
Expectorant 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic 80 mg/kg igs rat Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 30 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 30 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 0.15% diet 7 wks Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 0.15% diet 7 wks Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive not available Duke, 1992 *
IkappaB-alpha-Phosphorylation-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
IKB-kinase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 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 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 *