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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Rhizome | 9.0 | 56000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMINOIDS | 9 | Root | 30000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURLONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLO-ISOPRENEMYRCENE | 0 | Rhizome | 8500.0 | 29750.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CYCLOCURCUMIN | 1 | Rhizome | 13.3 | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 720.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-CAMPHENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 480.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 1500.0 | -0.30 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-SABINENE | 0 | Rhizome | 20.0 | 432.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DEHYDROCURDIONE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 4.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsoriatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 11 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 3 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 18 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |