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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERPINEOL | 18 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Leaf | 115.0 | 485.0 | 0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.17 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOLYL-METHYLCARBINOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIETHYLCURCUMIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERIN | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERONE | 4 | Rhizome | 1800.0 | 43200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERONE | 4 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 240700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERONE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERONOL-A | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 282.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TURMERONOL-B | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 193.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UKONAN-A | 3 | Rhizome | 33.0 | 6600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UKONAN-B | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 47.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UKONAN-C | 0 | Rhizome | 52.0 | 315.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UKONAN-D | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 41.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNSATURATED-FATTY-ACIDS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | not available | 690000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |