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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarthritic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 11 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 23 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticancer | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 3 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Duodenum) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |