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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sclerosant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Secretomotor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Serotoninergic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Squalene-Monooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Succinate-Dehydrogenase-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. |
| Sunscreen | 3 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp. |
| Sweetener | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |