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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2700.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 510.0 | -0.26 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-TURMERONE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(P-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(PARA-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Rhizome | 6.6 | 16200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 5 | Rhizome | 67.0 | 28000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLA-3,10-DIEN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACUMOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACURONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |