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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
DIPROPYLTETRASULFIDE 0 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DISULFIDES 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIVINYL-ETHER-SYNTHASE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID 21 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ENDOLYSIN 3 Bulb not available 0.1 1.00 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.
ENDOLYSIN 3 Leaf not available 1.7 1.00 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.
EO 0 Bulb 600.0 19800.0 1.16 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root 370.0 4000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
ERUBOSIDE-B 3 Bulb 0.5 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOLAMINE 0 Bulb not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-2-PROPENESULFINATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
F-CHLOROGENIN 0 Bulb 47.0 135.0 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.
F-GITONIN 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
F-STIVOGENIN 0 Bulb 12.0 34.0 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.
F-TIGOGENIN 0 Bulb 5.0 15.0 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.
FAT 0 Bulb 2000.0 12000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Flower 2000.0 17000.0 -0.64 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Leaf 5000.0 37000.0 -0.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Root 3330.0 9000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 3000.0 13000.0 -0.63 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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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
Tineacide 2 Martindale's 29th
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 4 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Trichomonicide 5 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.
Triglycerigenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Triglycerolytic 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.
Trypanocide 2 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.
Trypanosomastat 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.
Tumor-Promoter 3 Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Urease-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.
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.