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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
RHAMNOSE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Wealth of India.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Bulb 0.5 3.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 0.6 5.2 -0.24 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.4 10.3 -0.13 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.6 1.6 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Shoot 0.6 2.7 -1.53 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
S-(2-CARBOXY-PROPYL)-GLUTATHIONE 0 Bulb 90.0 255.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
S-1-PROPENYL-CYSTEINE 0 Bulb 0.0 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLO-MERCAPTO-CYSTEINE 0 Bulb not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLO-MERCAPTO-L-CYSTEINE 0 Bulb not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE 0 Bulb 0.0 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 5 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULPHOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULPHOXIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULPHOXIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULPHOXIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE 24 Bulb not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYLMERCAPTOCYSTEINE 11 Bulb 0.0 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ETHYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
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)