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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2700.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 510.0 | -0.26 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-TURMERONE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(4-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(P-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-(PARA-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Rhizome | 6.6 | 16200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 16 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIS-DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 5 | Rhizome | 67.0 | 28000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLA-3,10-DIEN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACUMOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISACURONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Ulcerogenic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |