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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Bulb | 7.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Bulb | 7000.0 | 45000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Flower | 8000.0 | 69000.0 | -0.77 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 132000.0 | -0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Shoot | 17000.0 | 76000.0 | -1.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 20000.0 | -2.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 340000.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLIACIN | 0 | Bulb | not available | 1.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FRUCTANS | 0 | Bulb | 230000.0 | 715000.0 | 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. |
| FRUCTOSANS | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Bulb | not available | 14000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-CYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 0.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-METHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | 20.0 | 345.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PHENYLALANINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-ALLYL-MERCAPTOCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 10.0 | 85.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-ALLYLCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 2000.0 | 17145.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-BETA-CARBOXY-BETA-METHYL-ETHYL-CYSTEINYL-GLYCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-CIS-1-PROPENYLCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 60.0 | 430.0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antihepatotoxic | 14 | 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. |
| Antiherpetic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 13 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |