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Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELENIUM | 60 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-HOME-CYSTINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-HOMOCYSTINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHIONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Bulb | 350.0 | 3815.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Bulb | 260.0 | 2520.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Bulb | 1.0 | 75.0 | not available | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SILVER | 3 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bulb | 8.0 | 2052.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM-PROP-CIS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222. |
| SODIUM-PROP-TRANS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipemic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |