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Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATES | 0 | Bulb | 50.0 | 2855.0 | 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. |
| ALLYL-TRISULFIDE | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE | 2 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354. |
| ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | 60.0 | 720.0 | -1.24 | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | 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. |
| ALPHA-PROSTAGLANDIN-F-1 | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PROSTAGLANDIN-F-2 | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Bulb | 0.1 | 12.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Bulb | not available | 52.0 | -1.00 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 19.0 | 52.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANILINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Bulb | not available | 693.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Bulb | 81.0 | 30316.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bulb | 100.0 | 788.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 440.0 | 3793.0 | 0.33 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucokinetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |