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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
KAEMPFEROL-HETEROSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Flower 550.0 3250.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 350.0 3560.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 450.0 3280.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
LACTATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALTOSE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ALLIIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYO-INOSITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Flower 9.0 53.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 5.0 57.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.