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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
ASCORBIC-ACID-OXIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Flower 4000.0 24000.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 8000.0 75000.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 9000.0 66000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Flower 25.0 151.0 1.71 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 0.2 230.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.2 1.8 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-SULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Flower 230.0 1361.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 520.0 5472.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 520.0 3796.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Flower 105000.0 621000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 70000.0 767000.0 1.23 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 103000.0 752000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CATALASE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretinotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiReye's 1 Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatic 6 Martindale's 29th
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisarcomic 1 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.
Antischizophrenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiscoliotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiseptic 12 Martindale's 28th
Antiserotonin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling 3 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 9 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73.
AntiSpina-Bifida 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistaphylococcic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistress 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.