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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiTNF | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antituberculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 17 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |