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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
SAPOGENINS 0 Bulb 140.0 400.0 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.
SAPONIN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Bulb 350.0 1200.0 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.
SATIVOSIDE-B-1 0 Bulb 30.0 85.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SATIVOSIDE-C 0 Bulb not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SATIVOSIDE-R-1 0 Root not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SATIVOSIDE-R-2 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDINE 0 Bulb not available 250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININ-A 0 Bulb not available 39000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININ-A-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-A 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-A-1 0 Bulb 66.7 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-A-2 0 Bulb 250.0 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-B 0 Bulb not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-B-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-B-2 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININE-B-3 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININS 0 Bulb 30.0 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.
SCORDONIN-A 0 Bulb not available 39000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORODININ-A-1 0 Bulb 67.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimeningitic 1 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.
Antimenopausal 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 9 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimigraine 7 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiMS 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 21 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimycotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocarditic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinauseant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *