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

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
2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4''-(3''-METHOXY-4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2''-OXO-3''-ENEBUTANYL-3-(3'-METHOXY-4'-HYDROXYPHENYL)-PROPENOATE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4(S)-5(S)-EPOXY-GERMACRONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	5.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-(FERULOYL)-METHANE	0	Rhizome	not available	180.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-METHANE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-FERULOXYL-METHANE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5'-METHOXY-CURCUMIN	0	Rhizome	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	0.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-PROCURCUMENOL	0	Rhizome	not available	0.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ATLANTONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE	3	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	11	Leaf	not available	2325.0	1.33	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	11	Rhizome	not available	1945.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Essential Oil	not available	5300.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Leaf	60.0	1440.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	5300.0	-0.91	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Tuber	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
Inotropic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insect-Repellent	2	Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide	8	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	20	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile	2	Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Insulin-Sparing	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Insulinogenic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Interferon-Synergist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Irritant	14	Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional	2	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Larvicide	4	Duke, 1992 *
Larvistat	1	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Laxative	8	Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic	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
Leukotriene-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipase-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	4	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.