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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 62.0 | -1.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 3.8 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Rhizome | not available | 345.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMAROYL-FERULOYL-METHANE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | not available | 310.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | 210.0 | 5184.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 360.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-TOLYL-METHYLCARBINOL | 1 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 1750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-TOLYMETHYLCARBINOL | 1 | Rhizome | 500.0 | 1750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 725.0 | 2340.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Rhizome | 640.0 | 6307.0 | 1.04 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Root | not available | 820.0 | -0.21 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 5239.0 | 16900.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | 4870.0 | 41271.0 | 3.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROCURCUMENOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 31000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Rhizome | 12000.0 | 306000.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 95.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticirrhotic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticollagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |