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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TOCOPHEROL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
BIOTIN 4 Bulb not available 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Bulb 3.0 10.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Bulb 10.0 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Bulb 130.0 4947.0 1.16 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Flower 250.0 2155.0 -1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 580.0 4265.0 -0.97 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Root 315.0 850.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 120.0 538.0 -1.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM-FRUCTURONATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Bulb 0.0 150.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Bulb 274000.0 851000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Flower 94000.0 810000.0 0.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 95000.0 699000.0 0.69 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 201000.0 901000.0 1.76 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CELLULOSE 1 Bulb 6000.0 18000.0 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.
CHITINASE 0 Bulb not available not available 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.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianaphylactic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 7 Merck 11th Edition
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiasthmatic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.