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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
ODORIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENANTHRENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL-OXIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 380.0 2249.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 480.0 4528.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 500.0 3650.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
POLYPHENOLS 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 3160.0 29811.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPANE-THIOSULFINATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-DISULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYLOALLIIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Flower 55000.0 325000.0 2.11 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).