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Chemical ALLICIN

Chemical ID
ALLICIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
120 mg/kg (scu mus) Merck 11th Edition, Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
LD50=60 mg/kg (ivn mus) Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
LD50=309 mg/kg (orl mus - male)
LD50=363 mg/kg (orl mus - female)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 500 uM LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 30 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antiaggregant 0.1-1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 0.05-0.1 mg/kg orl hmn LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antibacterial 500 ug/ml Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Antibacterial MIC=27 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antibiotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase 500 uM LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antidiabetic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiflu not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antiherpetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 31+ uM Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene not available Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb 1500.0 27800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *