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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, T., Tamura, T., Mitsuhashi, T., Matsumoto, T. 1977. Sterols of Liliaceae. Phytochemistry, 16: 140-141. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Kintia, P. K., Degtiaryova, L. P., Balashova, N. N., Shvets, S. A. 1987. Sterols and Steroidal Glycosides of Bulb Onion Seeds. Fecs. Int. Conf. Chem. Biotechol. Biol. Act. Nat. Prod., (Proc.) 3rd: 166-170. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Bulb | not available | 830.0 | not available | Dakshinamurti, K. 1955. Choline Content of South Indian Foods. Curr. Sci., 24: 194-195. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Bulb | 0.1 | 4.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | not available | 4.8 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-1-(PROPENYL-DITHIO)-PROPANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Albrand, M., Dubois, P., Etievant, P., Gelin, R., Tokarska, B. 1980. Identification of a New Volatile Compound in Onion (Allium cepa) and Leek (Allium porum): 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydrothiophene. J. Agric. Food Chem., 28(5): 1037-1038. |
| CIS-2,3-DIMETHYL-5,6-DITHIA-CYCLO(2,2,1)HEPTANE-5-OXIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Dorsch,W.,et.al.1988.Anti-Asthmatic Effects of Onions. Alk(en)ylsufinothoic Acid Alk(en)yl-Esters Inhib. Histamine Rel. Leukotriene & Thromboxane Biosyn. in Vitro and Counteract PAF & Allergen-Ind. Bronch. Obst. in Vivo. Biochem. Pharmacol., 37:4479-4486. |
| CIS-3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4-TRITHIOLANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CIS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER | 4 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER | 4 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-PROPANETHIAL-S-OXIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Block, E., Penn, R. E., Revelle, L. K. 1979. Structure and Origin of the Onion Lachrymatory Factor. A Microwave Study. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 101: 2200-2201. |
| CIS-PROPANETHIOL-S-OXIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-ZWEIBELANE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Calvey, E. M., Matusik, J. E., White, K. D., Betz, J. M., Block, E., Littlejohn, M. H., Naganathan, S., Putman, D. 1994. Off-Line Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Thiosulfinates from Garlic and Onion. J. Agric. Food Chem., 42(6): 1335-1341. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Soldatenkov, S. V., Mazurova, T. A., Ranteleev, A. N. 1960. Organic Acids of Onion and Spinach. Trudy Petergof Biol. Inst., Leningrad Gosudarst Univ Im AA Zhdanova, 18: 55-61. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Soldatenkov, S. V., Mazurova, T. A., Ranteleev, A. N. 1960. Organic Acids of Onion and Spinach. Trudy Petergof Biol. Inst., Leningrad Gosudarst Univ Im AA Zhdanova, 18: 55-61. |
| COBALT | 2 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | not available | 2.5 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Bulb | 0.3 | 11.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 18.2 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 4 | Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Tremorilytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 3 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Triglycerolytic | 2 | 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. |
| Trypanosomastat | 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. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Urease-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. |