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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
NICKEL 3 Bulb 0.1 1.7 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Bulb not available 4.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECANOL 0 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Bulb 60.0 1200.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ORNITHINE 5 Bulb not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ORNITHINE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXOAMIDINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Bulb 2.0 58.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Bulb not available 13.0 -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.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Bulb 400.0 3600.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Bulb 2.6 7.5 -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.
PECTIN 24 Bulb not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 270000.0 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.
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANOL 0 Bulb not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANONE 0 Bulb not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 0 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
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Vasodilator 15 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Vulnerary 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.