Chemical analysis of the Chinese herbal medicine turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

Current Pharmaceutical Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-268

  Li, Rui ^a   Xiang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Xing ^a   Guo, De An ^a   Ye, Min ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Chinese herbal medicine; Curcuma longa L; Curcuminoids; Quality control; Sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIHYDROXYBISABOLA 3,10 DIENE; 4 HYDROXYBISABOLA 2,10 DIENE 9 ONE; 4 METHOXY 5 HYDROXY BISABOLA 2,10 DIENE 9 ONE; ALPHA R CURCUMENE; ALPHA TURMEROL; ALPHAR TURMERONE; BETA BISABOLENE; BETA TURMERONE; BISABOLA 3,10 DIEN 2 ONE; BISACUMOL; CURCUMENONE; CURCUMIN; CURDIONE; DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; DIDEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; DIHYDROCURCUMIN; DIHYDRODEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; GAMMA BISABOLENE; GERMACRON; GERMACRON 13 AL; PROCURCUMADIOL; PROCURCUMENOL; SESQUITERPENE; TURMERIC; TURMERONOL A; TURMERONOL B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZEDOARONDIOL; ZINGIBERENE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; COLOR; CURCUMA LONGA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG STRUCTURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

CUMINUM CYMINUM; CURCUMA LONGA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 79952746331     PISSN: 15734129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341210793292356     Document Type: Review

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