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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ALLITHIAMIN 25 Bulb 0.0 3.0 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.
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-2 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-3 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-4 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-5 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-6 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-7 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-FRUCTAN-K-8 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-LECTIN-AS-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-LECTIN-AS-2 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-SATIVUM-D-GALACTAN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-SATIVUM-LECTIN-ASA-I 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-SATIVUM-LECTIN-ASA-III 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIUM-SATIVUM-PROTEASE-INHIBITOR-AS-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIXIN 6 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATE 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-1-PROPENYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Bulb not available 99.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-1-PROPENYLTRISULFIDE 0 Bulb not available 119.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Arylamine-N-Acetyltransferase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ascaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Avifuge 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.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Bifidogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.