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Plant Curcuma zedoaria (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Shoti; Zedoary
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROCURCUMENOL 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PYROCURCUMENONE 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.
PYROCURZERENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
RESIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SESQUITERPENE-ALCOHOLS 0 Rhizome 4800.0 9600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITERPENES 0 Rhizome 1000.0 2000.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STARCH 5 Rhizome not available 500000.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ZEDERONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ZEDOARONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ZINGIBERENE 6 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Spasmogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Sucrase-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Surfactant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
TNF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *