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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Rhizome | 9.0 | 56000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMINOIDS | 9 | Root | 30000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURLONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLO-ISOPRENEMYRCENE | 0 | Rhizome | 8500.0 | 29750.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CYCLOCURCUMIN | 1 | Rhizome | 13.3 | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 720.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-CAMPHENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 480.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 1500.0 | -0.30 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-SABINENE | 0 | Rhizome | 20.0 | 432.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DEHYDROCURDIONE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 4.5 | 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 * |