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Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
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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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 7 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | Kyle, D., Bingham, S., and Radmer, R. Long-chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Prospects for Introduction into Horticultural Food Plants. HortScience, 25: 1523, 1990. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |