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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.
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.