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Common Names
Turmeric; Indian Saffron
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stomachic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sucrase-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratologic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 4 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trichomonistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |