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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
4-METHYL-5-VINYLTHIAZOLE 0 Bulb not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-BUTYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Bulb not available not available not available Kim, S. M., Wu, C. M., Kobayashi, A., Kubota, K., Okumura, J. 1995. Volatile Compounds in Stir-Fried Garlic. J. Agric. Food Chem., 43(11): 2951-2955.
ACYL-ANTHOCYANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Bulb 5.7 370.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE 46 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE 46 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Bulb 6.2 7000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 67 Bulb 1500.0 27800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Bulb 5000.0 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Essential Oil not available not available not available Bekdairova, K. Z., Klyshev, L. K. 1982. Garlic Essential Oil and its Quantitative Analysis. Izv Akad Nauk Kaz Ssr Ser Biol, 1: 6-11.
ALLIIN 21 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Leaf not available 76.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIINASE 0 Bulb 3500.0 28500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIN 0 Bulb not available 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISTATIN-I 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISTATIN-II 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibacterial 36 Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Antiberiberi 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 13 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 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.
Anticancer (Colon) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Stomach) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)