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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 62.0 | -1.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 3.8 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Rhizome | not available | 345.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMAROYL-FERULOYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | not available | 310.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | 210.0 | 5184.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-TOLYL-METHYLCARBINOL | 1 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 1750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-TOLYMETHYLCARBINOL | 1 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 1750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 725.0 | 2340.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Rhizome | 640.0 | 6307.0 | 1.04 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Root | not available | 820.0 | -0.21 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 5239.0 | 16900.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | 4870.0 | 41271.0 | 3.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROCURCUMENOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 31000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Rhizome | 12000.0 | 306000.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 95.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 37 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiintegrase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukopenic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |