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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYL-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE | 3 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Wilcox, B. F., Joseph, P. K., Augusti, K. T. 1984. Effects of Allylpropyl Disulphide Isolated from Allium cepa Linn. on High-Fat Fed Rats. Indian J. Biochem. Biophys., 21(3): 214-216. |
| ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYLPROPYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYLTHIOL-SULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Smocziewiczowa, A., Nitschke, D. 1978. Study of Saponins and Sapogenins in Onions. Zesz Nauk Akad Ekon Poznaniu Ser, 1(73): 40-43. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | 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 |
| ALPHA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Smocziewiczowa, A., Nitschke, D. 1978. Study of Saponins and Sapogenins in Onions. Zesz Nauk Akad Ekon Poznaniu Ser, 1(73): 40-43. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Bulb | 0.4 | 30.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia) |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Bulb | 0.3 | 385.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Sinha, A. 1959. Chemical Examination of Allium cepa. I. Glycosidic and Sugar Fractions. Indian J. Appl. Chem., 22: 89-91. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Reddy, P. N., Azeemoddin, G., Rao, S. D. T. 1989. Processing and Analysis of Onionseed (Allium cepa) and its Fixed Oil. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 66(3): 365. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Bulb | 1580.0 | 17222.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 5 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | 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. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |