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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
HEXA-1,5-DIENYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOL 1 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXOKINASE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Bulb 2.4 8300.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Bulb 0.0 0.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
IONOL 1 Bulb not available 950.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Bulb 8.0 129.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Flower 9.0 78.0 -0.59 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Leaf 6.0 44.0 -0.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Root 1.0 3.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot 17.0 76.0 -0.57 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ISOALLIIN 0 Bulb 200.0 3430.0 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.
ISOBUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Bulb 0.1 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOERUBOSIDE-B 0 Bulb not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Bulb 0.5 5208.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 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.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Bulb 1170.0 3630.0 -1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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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.