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Common Names
Shoti; Zedoary
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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 * |
| 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 * |