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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
DEHYDROCURDIONE 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DESMETHOXYCURCUMIN 0 Rhizome 0.0 1000.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
DI-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE 2 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DIFERULOYL-METHANE 1 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-CURZERENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
EO 0 Rhizome 10000.0 15000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
EPICURZERENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ETHYL-P-METHOXYCINNAMATE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
FERULOYL-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE 1 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
FURANODIENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
FURANODIENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMACRONE-4,5-EPOXIDE 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.
ISOCURCUMENOL 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.
ISOCURZERENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOFURANODIENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOFURANOGERMACRENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MUCILAGE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P,P'-DIHYDROXYDICINNAMYOLMETHANE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYCINNAMOYLFERULOYLMETHANE 1 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.
PP'-DIHYDROXYDICINNAMOYLMETHANE 1 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.
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List of plant activities.
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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 *