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Plant Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Turmeric; Indian Saffron
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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 *