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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Secretogogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Secretomotor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Spice | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Squalene-Monooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Succinate-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | 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. |
| Sunscreen | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 4 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |