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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| AntiX-Radiation | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 3 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| Carminative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |