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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
FOLACIN 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSYLSUCROSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOFRUCTAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEMICELLULOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTONES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Flower 9.0 53.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 11.0 255.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 11.0 80.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-XYLOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.