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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Rhizome | 9.0 | 56000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMINOIDS | 9 | Root | 30000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 11900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURLONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURZERENONE-C | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 20400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLO-ISOPRENEMYRCENE | 0 | Rhizome | 8500.0 | 29750.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CYCLOCURCUMIN | 1 | Rhizome | 13.3 | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 720.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-CAMPHENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 480.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome | 30.0 | 1500.0 | -0.30 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| D-SABINENE | 0 | Rhizome | 20.0 | 432.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DEHYDROCURDIONE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | 4.5 | 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 * |