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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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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DIPROPYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Bulb 20.0 *
DISULFIDES 0 Bulb *
DIVINYL-ETHER-SYNTHASE 0 Bulb *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID 21 Bulb *
ENDOLYSIN 3 Bulb 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 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 *
EO 0 Root 370.0 4000.0 -0.47 *
ERUBOSIDE-B 3 Bulb 0.5 13.0 *
ETHANOLAMINE 0 Bulb 0.4 *
ETHYL-2-PROPENESULFINATE 0 Bulb *
F-CHLOROGENIN 0 Bulb 47.0 135.0 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.
F-GITONIN 0 Root 300.0 *
F-STIVOGENIN 0 Bulb 12.0 34.0 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.
F-TIGOGENIN 0 Bulb 5.0 15.0 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.
FAT 0 Bulb 2000.0 12000.0 -1.00 *
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 *
FAT 0 Shoot 3000.0 13000.0 -0.63 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileukemic 15 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 7 *
Antileukotriene-B4 2 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 *
Antilipemic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antilipolytic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 *
Antilithic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 5 *
Antimaculitic 5 *
Antimalarial 4 *
Antimange 1 *
Antimanic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).