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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.
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.