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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Convulsant | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |