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Common Names
Turmeric; Indian Saffron
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEHYDROTURMERONE | 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. |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Rhizome | 6.6 | 11100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Root | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 28000.0 | 1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DICINNAMOYLMETHANE | 1 | 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. |
| DIDESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| DIFERULOYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 57.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4100.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 15500.0 | 80000.0 | 5.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 3000.0 | 72000.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPI-PROCURCUMENOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 1.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | 2100.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 28830.0 | 93000.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Rhizome | 18000.0 | 153000.0 | 2.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FERULOYL-4-HYDROXYCINNAMOYL-METHANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 15 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 6 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |