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Geografical distribution

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Native
  • China: China - Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan
  • Eastern Asia: Taiwan
• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Native
  • Indian Subcontinent: Bhutan; India; Nepal; Sri Lanka
  • Indo-China: Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam
  • Malesia: Indonesia; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea

Biological activities

12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
5-HETE-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
8-HETE-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Absorbent	Starch found in Rhizome (333333 ppm)
Androgenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Angiogenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Anorexic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
AntiEBV	Curcumin found in Rhizome
AntiHIV	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiadenomacarcinogenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiadenomic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antiaflatoxin	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiaggregant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antialzheimeran	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiamyloid-Beta	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiandrogenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antiangiogenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiarachidonate	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiarthritic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiasthmatic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiatherosclerotic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antibacterial	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antibronchitic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Anticancer	Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
Anticarcinogenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Anticataract	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Anticholecystosic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Anticolitic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Anticollagenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antieczemic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiedemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antieicosanoid	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiestrogenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antifatigue	Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Antifeedant	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antifertility	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antigonadotrophic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antihepatotic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antiinflammatory	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm) Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Antiintegrase	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiischemic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antileishmanic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antileukemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antileukotriene	Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
Antilipoperoxidant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antilithic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antilymphomic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antimelanomic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antimetastatic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antimitotic	Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
Antimutagenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antinesidioblastosic	Starch found in Rhizome (333333 ppm)
Antinitrosaminic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiophidic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antioxidant	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antipapillomic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiperoxidant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiprogestational	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antiproliferant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiprostaglandin	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
Antiprostatadenomic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antiprostatitic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antipsoriatic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antipyretic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Antispasmodic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antistress	Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Antithrombotic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antithromboxane	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antitumor-Promoter	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antitumor	Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm) Tigogenin found in Rhizome
Antiulcer	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Antiviral	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Apoptotic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Artemicide	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
COX-2-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Cancer-Preventive	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome Mucilage found in Rhizome
Candidicide	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Cardiodepressant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Caspase-8-Inducer	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Chelator	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Chemopreventive	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Cholagogue	Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
Choleretic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Cytotoxic	Curcumin found in Rhizome Curcuminoids found in Rhizome (30000 ppm)
DNA-Protective	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Demulcent	Mucilage found in Rhizome
Deodorant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Detoxicant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Dye	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Emollient	Starch found in Rhizome (333333 ppm)
Estrogenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Expectorant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Febrifuge	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Fibrinolytic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Fungicide	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Glutathionigenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Gonadotrophic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Hemolytic	Gracillin found in Rhizome
Hepatoprotective	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Hypocholesterolemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome Diosgenin found in Rhizome Mucilage found in Rhizome
Hypoglycemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Hypolipidemic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Hypotensive	Curcumin found in Rhizome
IKB-kinase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
IKK-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
IkappaB-alpha-Phosphorylation-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Immunostimulant	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Lipase-Inducer	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Litholytic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
MDR-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
MMP-9-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Maltase-Promoter	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Mastogenic	Diosgenin found in Rhizome
Metal-Chelator	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Mucogenic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
NF-kB-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
NO-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
NO-Scavenger	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Nematicide	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Neuroprotective	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
P450-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
PGE2-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
PTK-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Pesticide	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
Phototoxic	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Plasmodicide	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Poultice	Starch found in Rhizome (333333 ppm)
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Protease-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Protein-Kinase-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Pulmonoprotective	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Radioprotective	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Sortase-A-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Spermicide	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Sucrase-Promoter	Curcumin found in Rhizome
TNF-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome
Ubiquiot	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome
Ulcerogenic	Beta-sitosterol found in Rhizome Curcumin found in Rhizome
VEGF-Inhibitor	Curcumin found in Rhizome

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