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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |