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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antischizophrenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishigellic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 6 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |