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Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPROPYLTETRASULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DISULFIDES | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIVINYL-ETHER-SYNTHASE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID | 21 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENDOLYSIN | 3 | Bulb | not available | 0.1 | 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 | 1.7 | 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 | 600.0 | 19800.0 | 1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 370.0 | 4000.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUBOSIDE-B | 3 | Bulb | 0.5 | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-2-PROPENESULFINATE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| F-CHLOROGENIN | 0 | Bulb | 47.0 | 135.0 | 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. |
| F-GITONIN | 0 | Root | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| F-STIVOGENIN | 0 | Bulb | 12.0 | 34.0 | 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. |
| F-TIGOGENIN | 0 | Bulb | 5.0 | 15.0 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Bulb | 2000.0 | 12000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Flower | 2000.0 | 17000.0 | -0.64 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 37000.0 | -0.39 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 3330.0 | 9000.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Shoot | 3000.0 | 13000.0 | -0.63 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amebicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |