Plant Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Turmeric; Indian Saffron

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(+)-(S)-AR-TURMERONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-AR-TURMERONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SABINENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SABINENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIEN-3-ONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4,6-HEPTATRIEN-3-ONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,4,6-TRIENE-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Leaf	not available	330.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Rhizome	30.0	9575.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-5-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	13.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE	0	Rhizome	not available	4.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXY-1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-6-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,5-DIHYDROXY-BISABOLA-3,10-DIENE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-BORNANOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	15	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	2	Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	8	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomacarcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	2	Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadrenalinic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin	5	Duke, 1992 *