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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-(S)-AR-TURMERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-AR-TURMERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-SABINENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-SABINENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 27.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIEN-3-ONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4,6-HEPTATRIEN-3-ONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,4,6-TRIENE-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | not available | 330.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 9575.0 | 0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-5-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-HYDROXY-1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-6-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,5-DIHYDROXY-BISABOLA-3,10-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BORNANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Myorelaxant | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 12 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |