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
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 *

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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
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