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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PHENOLICS 0 Bulb 40.0 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 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL 8 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PHOSPHATIDIC-ACID 0 Bulb *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Bulb *
PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE 0 Bulb *
PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL 0 Bulb *
PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE 0 Bulb *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Bulb 880.0 5220.0 1.00 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 460.0 3966.0 0.11 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 460.0 3382.0 -0.29 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 1650.0 4460.0 0.17 *
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 *
PHYTIC-ACID 9 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PHYTIN 0 Bulb 790.0 2370.0 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 *
POLYSACCHARIDES 0 Bulb *
POTASSIUM 14 Bulb 3600.0 14830.0 -1.00 *
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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 *
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 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amebicide 2 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 13 *
Androgenic 2 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 *
Anesthetic 1 *
Angiogenic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 *
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 *
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