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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEHYDROTURMERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Rhizome | 6.6 | 11100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 20 | Root | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 28000.0 | 1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DICINNAMOYLMETHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DIDESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| DIFERULOYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 57.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4100.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 15500.0 | 80000.0 | 5.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 3000.0 | 72000.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPI-PROCURCUMENOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 1.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | 2100.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 28830.0 | 93000.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Rhizome | 18000.0 | 153000.0 | 2.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FERULOYL-4-HYDROXYCINNAMOYL-METHANE | 1 | Plant | 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 * |