An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

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
GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-PROPYL-L-CYSTEINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Bulb not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GERMANIUM 0 Bulb 0.0 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-3 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-7 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITONIN 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GITONIN-F 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Bulb not available 12000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117.
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Bulb 5.0 19320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMINE 5 Bulb 0.0 2300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTATHIONE 7 Bulb not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCEROL-SULFOQUINOVOSIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Bulb 2000.0 4800.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANOSINE 0 Bulb 200.0 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANOSINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANYLATE-CYCLASE-INHIBITOR 1 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.
HEPTADECANONE 0 Bulb not available 20.0 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
HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 2 Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991.
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic 2 Martindale's 29th
Hypoammonemic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 2 Martindale's 29th
Hypocalcemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypocholesterolemic 33 Atherogenesis 94:79-85. 1992.
Hypoglycemic 21 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 17 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Hypothermic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *