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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Irritant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Maltase-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |