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
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Leaf	not available	37.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Rhizome	not available	23.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Root	11.0	18.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TURMERONE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.7	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AR-TURMERONE	13	Rhizome	740.0	5800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AR-TURMERONE	13	Rhizome Essent. Oil	183800.0	596870.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AR-TURMERONE	13	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE	0	Rhizome	not available	10000.0	not available	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Rhizome	0.0	293.0	-0.34	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH	0	Plant	9920.0	32000.0	-1.61	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Rhizome	9000.0	148000.0	0.82	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
AZULENE	10	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Plant	6.0	18.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Rhizome	not available	0.0	-0.75	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-PINENE	13	Essential Oil	not available	2700.0	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf	not available	215.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Rhizome	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
Lithogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Maltase-Promoter	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
MDR-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator	2	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	1	Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	3	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant	1	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *