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

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

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FERULOYL-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE 1 Rhizome *
FIBER 15 Rhizome 9000.0 84000.0 -1.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Plant 63000.0 -0.76 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Plant 370000.0 0.06 *
FLAVONOIDS 0 Rhizome 90.0 95.0 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Rhizome 120000.0 1.41 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
GAMMA-ATLANTONE 0 Rhizome List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GAMMA-ATLANTONE 0 Root *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Leaf 90.0 -0.20 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Rhizome 60.0 -1.00 *
GERMACRENE 0 Rhizome Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
GERMACRON-(4S',5S)-EPOXIDE 0 Rhizome 0.7 *
GERMACRON-13-AL 0 Rhizome 0.6 *
GERMACRONE 7 Rhizome *
GLUCOSE 7 Rhizome 280000.0 1.00 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
GUAIACOL 18 Rhizome *
GUAIANE 0 Rhizome Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
IRON 6 Plant 25.0 80.0 -0.64 *
IRON 6 Rhizome 121.0 467.0 0.33 *
ISOBORNEOL 7 Rhizome Essent. Oil 200.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lithogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 *
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Maltase-Promoter 1 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
MDR-Inhibitor 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
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 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 *
Mosquitocide 1 *
Mosquitofuge 2 *
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 *