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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PHENOLICS 0 Bulb not available 40.0 not available 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.
PHENYLALANINE 7 Bulb 0.4 4392.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL 8 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PHOSPHATIDIC-ACID 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Bulb 880.0 5220.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 460.0 3966.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 460.0 3382.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 1650.0 4460.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 520.0 2332.0 -0.48 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHYTIC-ACID 9 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PHYTIN 0 Bulb 790.0 2370.0 not available 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.
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Bulb 18.0 80.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
POLYSACCHARIDES 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Bulb 3600.0 14830.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 3260.0 23971.0 -0.28 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acantholytic 2 My Rodale Press Green Farmacy Draft, miscellaneous abstracts.
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 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.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *