Publisher Summary The risks to humans of serious poisonous effects caused by natural
phenols present in normal foods consumed under usual circumstances seem vanishingly …

Abstract Objectives Curcuma zedoaria Rosc is a perennial herb found in tropical countries,
such as India, Japan and Thailand. Various parts of this plant are used in Ayurveda and …

Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals is the first single-source compendium of essential
information concerning food phenolics. This unique book reports the classification and …

A catalogue of plants with pesticidal properties is provided. This is divided into 3 sections: in
the 1st section about 2400 plants are tabulated with details of their characteristics, active …

Cancer is one of the most common deadly diseases and remains as one of the leading
causes of death worldwide. High mortality and incidence make it an important public health …

For the last 6000 years turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to alleviate pain,
balance digestion, purify body and mind, clear skin diseases, expel phlegm, and invigorate …

Bioassay-directed fractionation of an EtOH extract of Curcuma zedoaria led to isolation of an
active curcuminoid, which was identified as demethoxycurcumin (2) by comparison of its 1H …

The antimicrobial activity of extracts of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica tubers
was tested against six bacterial and two fungal strains using the agar well diffusion and …

Phenolic compounds like simple phenols, flavonoids, and phenolic acids are commonly in
foods of plant origin. Several studies, including animal and epidemiological investigations …

Curcuma, a valuable genus in the family Zingiberaceae, includes approximately 110
species. These plants are native to Southeast Asia and are extensively cultivated in India …