An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 * |