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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
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterosedative 2 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
UV-Screen 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 6 Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).