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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticataract | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticholecystosic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticholeretic | 1 | HerbalGram No. 17. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticollagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieicosanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |