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Plant Allium cepa (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jirovetz, L., Koch, H. P., Jager, W., Remberg, G. 1992. Investigations of German Onion Oil by GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-FTIR. Pharmazie, 47(6): 455-456.
DIMETHYL-FURAN 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DIMETHYL-PENTASULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jirovetz, L., Koch, H. P., Jager, W., Remberg, G. 1992. Investigations of German Onion Oil by GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-FTIR. Pharmazie, 47(6): 455-456.
DIMETHYL-SULFIDE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Schultz, O. E., Mohrmann, H. L. 1965. Analysis of Constituents of Garlic Allium sativum. II. Gas Chromatography of Garlic Oil. Pharmazie, 20(7): 441-447.
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Carson, J. F., Wong, F. F. 1961. The Volatile Flavor Components of Onions. J. Agric. Food Chem., 9(2): 140-143.
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jirovetz, L., Koch, H. P., Jager, W., Remberg, G. 1992. Investigations of German Onion Oil by GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-FTIR. Pharmazie, 47(6): 455-456.
DIMETHYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 3 Bulb not available 23000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 3 Plant not available 500.0 not available Karawy, M. S., Ehayyal, A. S. E., Farrag, N. M., Ayad, M. M. 1986. Screening of Diphenylamine as an Antihyperglycaemic Agent in Certain Edible Plant Organs. Acta. Pharm. Hung, 56: 55-58.
DIPROPENYL-DISULPHIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DIPROPENYL-SULFIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DIPROPYL-DISULFIDE 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPROPYL-DISULPHIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPROPYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPROPYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jirovetz, L., Koch, H. P., Jager, W., Remberg, G. 1992. Investigations of German Onion Oil by GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-FTIR. Pharmazie, 47(6): 455-456.
DIPROPYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Jirovetz, L., Koch, H. P., Jager, W., Remberg, G. 1992. Investigations of German Onion Oil by GC-FID, GC-MS and GC-FTIR. Pharmazie, 47(6): 455-456.
EICOSEN-1-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ENDOLYSIN 3 Bulb not available 0.0 -1.00 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.
ENDOLYSIN 3 Leaf not available 0.3 -1.00 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.
EO 0 Bulb 50.0 150.0 -1.29 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
PAF-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Papain-Inhibitor 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.
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pemphigenic 1 My Rodale Press Green Farmacy Draft, miscellaneous abstracts.
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 7 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 49 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Progesteronigenic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)