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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Indian Saffron, Turmeric
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-(S)-AR-TURMERONE Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Root -- -- -- *
0 (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Rhizome Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-AR-TURMERONE Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 (+)-SABINENE Rhizome Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-SABINENE Root -- -- -- *
0 1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE Rhizome -- 27.0 -- *
2 1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIEN-3-ONE Rhizome -- -- -- *
2 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4,6-HEPTATRIEN-3-ONE Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,4,6-TRIENE-3-ONE Rhizome -- 3.0 -- *
2 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE Rhizome -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Rhizome 30.0 9575.0 0.30 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- 330.0 -0.49 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Root -- -- -- *
0 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-5-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE Rhizome -- 13.0 -- *
0 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE Rhizome -- 4.0 -- *
2 1-HYDROXY-1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-6-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 2,5-DIHYDROXY-BISABOLA-3,10-DIENE Rhizome -- 3.0 -- *
0 2-BORNANOL Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.