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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4''-(3''-METHOXY-4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2''-OXO-3''-ENEBUTANYL-3-(3'-METHOXY-4'-HYDROXYPHENYL)-PROPENOATE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4(S)-5(S)-EPOXY-GERMACRONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-(FERULOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 180.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-FERULOXYL-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5'-METHOXY-CURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BISABOLA-2,10-DIEN-9-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-PROCURCUMENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ALPHA-ATLANTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 2325.0 | 1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | 1945.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | 5300.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | 60.0 | 1440.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5300.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 14 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phototoxic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 4 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |