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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
(-)-N-(1'-DEOXY-1'-D-FRUCTOPYRANOSYL)-S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 1 Bulb *
(E)-1,2-PROPENE-1-SULFINOTHIOCIC-ACID-S-METHYL-ESTER 0 Bulb *
(E)-2-PROPENYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Bulb *
(Z)-2-PROPENYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Bulb *
1,2,3-TRI-THI-4-ENE 0 Bulb *
1,2,3-TRI-THI-4-ENE 0 Essential Oil *
1,2-(PROP-2-ENYL)-DISULFANE 0 Bulb *
1,2-DIMERCAPTOCYCLOPENTANE 0 Bulb 2.4 *
1,2-EPITHIOPROPANE 0 Bulb 0.1 1.7 *
1,3-DITHIANE 0 Bulb 0.1 3.0 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Bulb 0.2 *
1-METHYL-1,2-(PROP-2-ENYL)-DISULFANE 0 Bulb *
1-METHYL-2-(PROP-2-ENYL)-DISULFANE 0 Bulb *
1-METHYL-3-(PROP-2-ENYL)-TRISULFANE 0 Bulb *
1-PROPENYL-ALLYL-THIOSULFINATE 0 Bulb *
2,3,4-TRITHIAPENTANE 0 Bulb *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Bulb *
2,5-DIMETHYL-TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE 0 Bulb 0.6 *
2,5-DIMETHYLTHIOPHENE 0 Bulb 138.0 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Bulb *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gastrostimulant 1 *
Glaucomagenic 1 *
Glucogonogenic 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.
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Glutathione-Sparing 1 *
Glutathionergic 1 *
Glutathionigenic 2 Martindale's 29th
Goitrogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Gram(+)icide 4 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.
Gram(-)icide 2 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.
GT-Inducer 1 *
Hemolytic 2 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemostat 4 Martindale's 29th
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 *
Hepatomagenic 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective 16 *
Hepatotoxic 2 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.
Hepatotropic 2 *
Herbicide 4 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.