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Plant Curcuma xanthorrhiza (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
ALNUSTONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATLANTONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-CURCUMENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIS-(P-HYDROXY-CINNAMOYL)-METHANE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BIS-DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BORNEOL 35 Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CURCUMIN 135 Rhizome 100.0 10000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMINOIDS 9 Rhizome 8000.0 20000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
D-CAMPHOR 0 Rhizome 500.0 2950.0 1.35 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN 0 Plant 100.0 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN 0 Rhizome 100.0 10000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Rhizome 30000.0 295000.0 3.67 Duke, 1992 *
FURANODIENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURANODIENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMACRENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFURANOGERMACRENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
L-CYCLOISOPRENEMYRCENE 0 Rhizome 42500.0 250750.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
8-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholine 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiadenomacarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloid-Beta 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *