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Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 390.0 | 5000.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Bulb | 4000.0 | 63000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 7000.0 | 90000.0 | -0.51 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Bulb | 640.0 | 6967.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BARIUM | 0 | Bulb | 4.0 | 28.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 20 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Dorsch, W., Adam, O., Weber, J., Ziegeltrum, T. 1985. Antiasthmatic Effects of Onion Extracts - Detection of Benzyl- and Other Isothiocyanates (Mustard Oils) as Antiasthmatic Compounds of Plant Origin. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 107(1): 17-24. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bulb | 0.0 | 52.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | not available | 28.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 12.0 | 158.0 | -0.45 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bulb | 120.0 | 510.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Kintia, P. K., Degtiaryova, L. P., Balashova, N. N., Shvets, S. A. 1987. Sterols and Steroidal Glycosides of Bulb Onion Seeds. Fecs. Int. Conf. Chem. Biotechol. Biol. Act. Nat. Prod., (Proc.) 3rd: 166-170. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia) |
| BETA-TOCOPHEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-TOCOPHEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia) |
| BORON | 4 | Bulb | 1.0 | 45.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Kintia, P. K., Degtiaryova, L. P., Balashova, N. N., Shvets, S. A. 1987. Sterols and Steroidal Glycosides of Bulb Onion Seeds. Fecs. Int. Conf. Chem. Biotechol. Biol. Act. Nat. Prod., (Proc.) 3rd: 166-170. |
| BROMINE | 0 | Bulb | 1.0 | 15.0 | not available | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acantholytic | 1 | My Rodale Press Green Farmacy Draft, miscellaneous abstracts. |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Additive | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Albuminurigenic | 1 | Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |