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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHANOL | 24 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLENE | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Bulb | 1000.0 | 36079.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 77000.0 | 0.41 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Bulb | not available | 0.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | 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. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | 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. |
| FIBER | 15 | Bulb | 4400.0 | 126000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 11000.0 | 141000.0 | -0.25 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.8 | not available | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FRUCTOSAN | 0 | Bulb | 100000.0 | 400000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-LEUCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Virtanen, A. I., Matikkala, B. J. 1961. New gamma-l-glutamyl Petides in Onion (Allium cepa). III. Suomen Kemistilehti, 34B: 53-54. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PHENYLALANINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PHENYLALANINE-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-BETA-CARBOXY-BETA-METHYL-ETHYL-CYSTEINYL-GLYCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Virtamen, A. I., Matikkala, E. J. 1960. New Gamma-Glutamyl Peptides in Onion (Allium cepa). I. Gamma-glutamylphenylalanine and gamma-glutamyl-s-(beta-carboxy-beta-methylethyl)-cysteinylglycine. Suomen Kemistilehti, 33B: 83-84. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-METHYL-CYSTEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-ARGININE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 9 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |