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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 20 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 8 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |