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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULOYL-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Rhizome | 9000.0 | 84000.0 | -1.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Plant | not available | 63000.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Plant | not available | 370000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 95.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 120000.0 | 1.41 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GAMMA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GAMMA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 90.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | 60.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| GERMACRON-(4S',5S)-EPOXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRON-13-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRONE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | 280000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 25.0 | 80.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | 121.0 | 467.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBORNEOL | 7 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 200.0 | 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 * |