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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
SULFUR-TRIOXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Flower 1.4 8.3 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.9 8.5 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 1.1 8.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN-PYROPHOSPHATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URIDYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIT-U 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Flower not available 831000.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf 854000.0 894000.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 863000.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 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.