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

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
2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 2 Rhizome *
4''-(3''-METHOXY-4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2''-OXO-3''-ENEBUTANYL-3-(3'-METHOXY-4'-HYDROXYPHENYL)-PROPENOATE 2 Rhizome *
4(S)-5(S)-EPOXY-GERMACRONE 0 Rhizome *
4-HYDROXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE 0 Rhizome 5.1 *
4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-(FERULOYL)-METHANE 0 Rhizome 180.0 *
4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-METHANE 0 Rhizome *
4-HYDROXY-FERULOXYL-METHANE 0 Rhizome *
5'-METHOXY-CURCUMIN 0 Rhizome 20.0 *
5-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE 0 Rhizome 0.3 *
5-HYDROXY-PROCURCUMENOL 0 Rhizome 0.6 *
ALPHA-ATLANTONE 0 Rhizome Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ALPHA-ATLANTONE 0 Root *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE 3 Rhizome *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf 2325.0 1.33 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Rhizome 1945.0 1.00 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 5300.0 -0.51 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 60.0 1440.0 -0.13 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Rhizome *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Rhizome Essent. Oil 5300.0 -0.91 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Tuber *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cardiodepressant 2 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 11 *
Cardiotonic 1 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Carminative 4 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Catabolic 1 *
Chelator 1 *
Chemopreventive 6 *
Cholagogue 6 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 10 *
Cholesterolytic 1 *
Cicatrizant 1 *
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 3 *
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.