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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2700.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 510.0 | -0.26 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-TURMERONE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(P-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(PARA-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Rhizome | 6.6 | 16200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 5 | Rhizome | 67.0 | 28000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLA-3,10-DIEN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACUMOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACURONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Estrogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 17 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 20 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |