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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 2 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arylamine-N-Acetyltransferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Avifuge | 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. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bilirubinolytic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |