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Common Names
Shoti; Zedoary
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,4-CINEOLE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Rhizome | 902.0 | 1920.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| AMYLOSE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BIS-DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 5 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 1000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISMETHOXYCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCULONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMADIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CURCUMANOLIDE-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CURCUMANOLIDE-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CURCUMENOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 1000.0 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CURDIONE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CURZERENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| D-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Rhizome | 141.0 | 300.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Rhizome | 141.0 | 300.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHENE | 0 | Rhizome | 329.0 | 700.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome | 395.0 | 840.0 | -1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomacarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |