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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE 28 Essential Oil *
DIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-AJOENE 0 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-DIFURAN 0 Bulb 5.0 30.0 *
DIMETHYL-DISELENIDE 0 Bulb Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Bulb 0.6 2.5 *
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Essential Oil *
DIMETHYL-HEXASULFIDE 0 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-PENTASULFIDE 0 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-SELENIDE 0 Bulb Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DIMETHYL-SULFIDE 2 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-SULFIDE 2 Essential Oil *
DIMETHYL-THIOSULFINATE 1 Bulb *
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Bulb 0.8 19.0 *
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil *
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Fruit Juice Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354.
DIMETHYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Bulb *
DIPROP-2-ENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil *
DIPROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit Juice Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354.
DIPROPYLSULFIDE 0 Bulb 178.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiophthalmic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 *
Antiosteoporotic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiotitic 1 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 54 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodic 1 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 3 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 *