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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Rhizome | not available | 6.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 29200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 29200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Plant | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 1.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | 6.0 | 17.0 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 121700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 121700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENOL | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | 21300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 65.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENOL | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 21300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 26.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 175000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 681, 1990. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 22 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 3 | 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 |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |