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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |