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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
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOALLIIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTIDYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DI-PROPYL-THIOSULFINATES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-SULFIDE 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIKETOGLUCONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESTERASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-SULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYLENE-BIS-DITHIO-CARBAMATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Flower 5000.0 30000.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3000.0 47000.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 3000.0 22000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
FERRIC-PHOSPHATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Flower 11000.0 65000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 10000.0 94000.0 -0.84 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.