Plant Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Turmeric; Indian Saffron

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(+)-(S)-AR-TURMERONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	0	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-AR-TURMERONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SABINENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SABINENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,5-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIEN-3-ONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4,6-HEPTATRIEN-3-ONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,4,6-TRIENE-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Leaf	not available	330.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Rhizome	30.0	9575.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-5-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-PENTA-TRANS-1-TRANS-4-DIEN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	13.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE	0	Rhizome	not available	4.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXY-1,7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-6-HEPTENE-3,5-DIONE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,5-DIHYDROXY-BISABOLA-3,10-DIENE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-BORNANOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antieicosanoid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antielastase	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiencephalitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiestrogenic	3	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue	8	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant	10	Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility	2	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibromyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrosarcomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrositic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antifibrotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu	5	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular	1	Martindale's 28th