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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiintegrase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukopenic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |