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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
DIPROPYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DISULFIDES 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIVINYL-ETHER-SYNTHASE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID 21 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ENDOLYSIN 3 Bulb not available 0.1 1.00 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.
ENDOLYSIN 3 Leaf not available 1.7 1.00 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.
EO 0 Bulb 600.0 19800.0 1.16 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root 370.0 4000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
ERUBOSIDE-B 3 Bulb 0.5 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOLAMINE 0 Bulb not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-2-PROPENESULFINATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
F-CHLOROGENIN 0 Bulb 47.0 135.0 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.
F-GITONIN 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
F-STIVOGENIN 0 Bulb 12.0 34.0 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.
F-TIGOGENIN 0 Bulb 5.0 15.0 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.
FAT 0 Bulb 2000.0 12000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Flower 2000.0 17000.0 -0.64 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Leaf 5000.0 37000.0 -0.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Root 3330.0 9000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 3000.0 13000.0 -0.63 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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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
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 12 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 15 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Immunosuppressant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Inflammatory 1 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 11 Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Insectiphile 5 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Insulin-Sparing 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Insulinase-Inhibitor 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
Insulinic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insulinogenic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Insulinotonic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
Interferon-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *