Pharmacological

Turmeric Component and their reported Pharmacological properties

Component	Reported properties
Curcumin	Anti HIV ., Anti EBV., antiadenoma - carcinogenic., Anti aflatoxin, anti atherosclerotic, anti aggregant, anti Angiogenic, anti arachidonate, anti cancer, antiedemic, Anti ischemic, anti inflammatory, anti leukemic, anti Leukotrene,anti lymphomic, anti melonomic, anti Melanomic, anti metastatic, anti mutagenic, anti Nitrossuminic, anti oxidanr, anti peroxidant, anti Prostaglandinm , anti sarcomic, metal chelator, anti Thromboxane, anti tumour, anti viral, apoptotic, cox 2Inhibitor, fibrinolytic, Hepatoprotective, immuno Stimulant, ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, protease Inhibitor, protein kinase inhibitor.
Bis - desmethoxy -Curcumin	Anti angiogenic, anti inflammatory, cytotoxic, anti cancer
Demethoxy curcumin	Anti angiogenic, anti inflammatory, anti cancer
Tetrahydro curcumin	Anti oxidant, anti -inflammatory
Alpha curcumin	Anti tumour, anti inflammatory
Ar- turmerone	Anti inflammatory , anti tumour, cox-2 inhibitor , choleretic, hepatotonic
Turmerine	Anti mutagenic, anti oxidant, DNA protectant
Curcumol	Anti cancer, anto sarcomic, anti tumour (cervix)
Curdione	Anti leukopenic, anti sarcomic, anti tumour, anti X-radiation.
Dehydrocurdione	Analgesic, anti arthritic, anti edemic, anti inflammatory, anti oxidant, anti pyretic, Calcium- Channel blocker.
Zingiberene	Anti rhinoviral , anti ulcer, carminative