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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELENIUM | 60 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-HOME-CYSTINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-HOMOCYSTINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHIONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-. |
| SELENOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Bulb | 350.0 | 3815.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Bulb | 260.0 | 2520.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Bulb | 1.0 | 75.0 | not available | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SILVER | 3 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bulb | 8.0 | 2052.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM-PROP-CIS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222. |
| SODIUM-PROP-TRANS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticollegenase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticryptococcic | 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. |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |