Flavonoid composition of turmeric (Сurcuma longa) plant cultivated in Ebonyi state, Nigeria.

Turmeric is one of the powerful gift of nature to man to treat diseases. The therapeutic and pharmacological uses of different bioactive components of turmeric are been slowly revealed. Flavonoid belongs to the human diet’s phenolic phytochemical compounds found in nature. This study analyzed the flavonoid composition of turmeric using standard method to reveal the presence and percentage composition of different flavonoids found in turmeric cultivated in Ebonyi State. The results revealed the presence of gallic acid (4.028), p-coumaric acid (1.464), ferrulic acid (7.949), rutin (5.88), quercetin (14.322) and kampferol (10.812 ppm). The high quantity of flavonoid in turmeric renders it a good plant in herbal medicine. This may account for the folkloric use of turmeric plant by miners in Ebonyi State.