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Plant Allium ampeloprasum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Elephant Garlic; Kurrat
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIMETHYL-2,5-DIOXO-2,5-DIHYDROTHIOPHENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIALKYLTRITHIOLANES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-PROLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-SYNTHETASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLITHIAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-MONOSULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-SULFIDE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM-PHOSPHATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGINASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 400.0 2367.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 170.0 3019.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 170.0 1241.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 24 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxynitrite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).