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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 22000.0 217000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 22000.0 161000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAFFINOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 1.9 11.2 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.6 9.4 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
RIBONUCLEIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-2,2-PROPENYL-AMINO-ACID-SULFOXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SIDERAMINES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON-DIOXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 50.0 472.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
STACHYOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Leaf 600.0 700.0 -0.97 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).