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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.
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
ALLYL-2-PROPENETHIOSULFINATE 0 Bulb 2000.0 11430.0 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-ALCOHOL 5 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-ALCOHOL 5 Essential Oil not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ALLYL-ALLIIN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-COMPOUNDS 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-DISULFIDE 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-MERCAPTAN 8 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-MERCAPTAN 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE 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.
ALLYL-METHYL-THIOSULFINATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-THIOSULFINATES 0 Bulb 300.0 4285.0 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-METHYL-TRISULFIDE 3 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-TRISULFIDE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYL-TRISULFIDE 3 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.
ALLYL-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 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.
ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE 3 Bulb 36.0 216.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 50 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
PKC-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Poultice 1 Martindale's 29th
Prebiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Probiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Probiotigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Progestational 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).