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Common Names
Turmeric; Indian Saffron
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 37.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 23.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Root | 11.0 | 18.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TURMERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-TURMERONE | 13 | Rhizome | 740.0 | 5800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-TURMERONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 183800.0 | 596870.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-TURMERONE | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 293.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 9920.0 | 32000.0 | -1.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Rhizome | 9000.0 | 148000.0 | 0.82 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AZULENE | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | 6.0 | 18.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Rhizome | not available | 0.0 | -0.75 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | 2700.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 215.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |