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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species: longa
Common names: Curcuma, turmeric, Ukon,
Goeratji, Kakoenji, Koenjet, Kondin, Kunir,
Kunyit, Oendre, Rame, Renet, Temu kuning,
Temu kunyit, Tius
Part Used: Root, Rhizome
| PLANT DESCRIPTION | Documented Properties
& Actions: | Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Anti-mutagenic, Anti-cancerous, Cholagogueue, Depurative, Diuretic,
Fumitory, Hemostatic, Hepatoprotective, Lactagogue, Stomachic,
Tonic, Vulnerary
| Plant
Chemicals
Include:
| 1,8-cineole, 2-bornanol, 2-hydroxy-methyl-anthraquinone,
4-hydroxy-cinnamoyl-(Feruloyl)-methane, Alpha-atlantone,
Alpha-pinene, Alpha-terpineol, Ar-turmerone, Arabinose,
Ascorbic-acid, Ash, Azulene, Beta-carotene, Beta-pinene,
Beta-sesquiphellandrene, Bis-(Para-hydroxy-cinnamoyl)-methane,
Bis-desmethoxycurcumin, Bisabolene, Borneol, Boron,
Caffeic-acid, Calcium, Caprylic-acid, Caryophyllene, Chromium,
Cineole, Cinnamic-acid, Cobalt, Copper, Cuminyl-alcohol,
Curcumene, Curcumenol, Curcumin, Curdione, Curlone,
Curzerenone, Curzerenone-c, Cyclo-isoprenemyrcene,
D-alpha-phellandrene, D-camphene, D-camphor, D-sabinene,
Dehydroturmerone, Desmethoxycurcumin,
Di-p-coumaroyl-methane, Dicinnamoylmethane,
Didesmethoxycurcumin, Diferuloyl-methane, Dihydrocurcumin,
EO, Eugenol, Feruloyl-p-coumaroyl-methane, Gamma-atlantone,
Guaiacol, Isoborneol, L-alpha-curcumene, L-beta-curcumene,
Limonene, Manganese, Monodesmethoxycurcumin, Niacin,
Nickel, O-coumaric-acid, P-coumaric-acid, P-cymene,
P-methoxycinnamic-acid, P-tolymethylcarbinol, Phosphorus,
Protocatechuic-acid, Resin, Riboflavin, Syringic-acid, Terpinene,
Terpineol, Thiamin, Turmerone, Ukonan-a, Ukonan-b, Ukonan-c,
Ukonan-d, Vanillic-acid, Zingiberene |
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ETHNOBOTANY: WORLDWIDE USES
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| Brazil |
Bite(Leech), Bruise, Catarrh, Cholagogueue, Colic, Congestion, Dysentery,
Gonorrhea, Smallpox, Wound |
| China |
Amenorrhea, Antibilious, Balsamic, Cholagogueue, Colic, Congestion,
Hemostat, Stomachic |
| Elsewhere |
Bite(Leech), Bruise, Catarrh, Chickenpox, Cold, Escharotic, Fumitory,
Smallpox, Wound |
| Java |
Abscess, Cold, Conjunctivitis, Cosmetic, Gravel, Jaundice, Lactagogue,
Parturition, Pyuria, Scabies, Wound |
| Malaya |
Amenorrhea, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Dysentery, Gonorrhea, Hepatosis, Sore,
Swelling, Tonic, Urogenital |
| Nepal |
Depurative, Dermatosis |
| Philippines |
Vulnerary |
Quoted References
10. Curcuma longa L. Zingiberaceae. "Guisador", "Azafran", "Palillo", "Turmeric". Cultivated. Rhizome
frequently used as spice. Used for hepatitis. Rhizomes are crushed fresh and mixed with water. This
juice is taken one spoon for children and l to 2 for adults, once a day for l0 to l5 consecutive days for
hepatitis. Some people bathe in this extract. "Créoles" use it to treat injuries. Crushed rhizome, mixed
with the leaves of Siparuna guianensis and of Justicia pectoralis, salt and rum, is poulticed on
bruises on their backs. (Decoction of the three plants, taken 3 times a day, adding to this 3 drops of
arnica tincture, and some sugar) (GMJ). The root contains at least 3 antiinflammatory compounds,
cucurmin, feruloyl, 4-hydroxy-cinnamoyl methane, and bis-14-hydroxy-cinnamoyl methane, dose
dependent up to 30 mg/kg (Indian J. Mod. Res. 75:574. 1982).
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