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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROSTAGLANDIN-A-1 | 2 | Bulb | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROSTAGLANDIN-B | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Pobozsny, K., Tetenyi, P., Hethelyi, I., Kocsar, L., Mann, V. 1979. Biologically Active Substances: Investigations into the Prostaglandin Content of Allium Species. I. Herba Hung, 18(2): 71-81. |
| PROSTAGLANDIN-E-1 | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Ustunes, L., Claeys, M., Laekeman, G., Herman, A.G., Vlietinck, A.J., Ozer, A. 1985. Isolation and Identification of Two Isomeric Trihydroxy Octadecenoic Acids with Prostaglandin E-Like Activity from Onion Bulbs(Allium cepa). Prostaglandins, 29(5):847-865 |
| PROSTAGLANDIN-F | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Pobozsny, K., Tetenyi, P., Hethelyi, I., Kocsar, L., Mann, V. 1979. Biologically Active Substances: Investigations into the Prostaglandin Content of Allium Species. I. Herba Hung, 18(2): 71-81. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Bulb | 10940.0 | 162000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 231000.0 | 0.19 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Bulb | 4500.0 | 17540.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | 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. |
| PUFA | 4 | Bulb | 620.0 | 6005.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PYROCATECHOL | 12 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Hermann, K. 1958. Flavonols and Phenols of the Onion (Allium cepa). Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim), 291: 238-247. |
| PYRUVIC-ACID | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Malkki, Y., Nikkila, O. E., Aalto, M. 1978. The Composition and Aroma of Onions and Influencing Factors. J. Sci. Agr. Soc. Finland, 50: 103-. |
| PYRUVIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | 1034.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRUVIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit Juice | not available | 1034.0 | not available | Morgan, E. J. 1946. Pyruvic Acid in the Juice of Onion (Allium cepa). Nature (London), 157: 512. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Bulb | 0.0 | 48100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3,4'-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bulb | 1700.0 | 5600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3,4'-DIGLUCOSIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Bulb | 0.0 | 40.0 | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-SOPHOROSIDE-7-O-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Urushibara, S. I., Kitayama, Y., Watanabe, T., Okuno, T., Watarai, A., Matsumoto, T. 1992. New Flavonol Glycosides, Major Determinants Inducing the Green Fluorescence in the Guard Cells of Allium cepa. Tetrahedron Lett., 33(9): 1213-1216. |
| QUERCETIN-4',7-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bulb | 0.0 | 160.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bulb | 100.0 | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |