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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
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Antagonist 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
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-2E1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Demulcent 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Diuretic 9 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 2 Martindale's 28th