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

Common Names

Turmeric; Indian Saffron

How this plant is used

Food

Download these results as:

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
ISOBORNEOL	7	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPROCURCUMENOL	0	Rhizome	not available	1.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-ALPHA-CURCUMENE	0	Rhizome	not available	18000.0	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-BETA-CURCUMENE	0	Rhizome	not available	18000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Essential Oil	not available	2300.0	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Leaf	not available	125.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Rhizome	not available	80.0	-1.05	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	2300.0	-0.78	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL	0	Essential Oil	not available	1600.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	1600.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Plant	3038.0	9800.0	1.78	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Plant	2.5	8.2	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Rhizome	33.0	78.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
MONODEMETHOXYCURCUMIN	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MONODEMETHOXYCURCUMIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MONODESMETHOXYCURCUMIN	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.
NIACIN	39	Plant	22.0	70.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *

Download these results as:

CSV

EXCEL

PDF

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