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Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Bulb | 7.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Bulb | 7000.0 | 45000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Flower | 8000.0 | 69000.0 | -0.77 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 132000.0 | -0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Shoot | 17000.0 | 76000.0 | -1.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 20000.0 | -2.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 340000.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLIACIN | 0 | Bulb | not available | 1.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FRUCTANS | 0 | Bulb | 230000.0 | 715000.0 | 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. |
| FRUCTOSANS | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Bulb | not available | 14000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-CYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 0.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-METHIONINE | 0 | Bulb | 20.0 | 345.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PHENYLALANINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-ALLYL-MERCAPTOCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 10.0 | 85.0 | 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. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-ALLYLCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 2000.0 | 17145.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-BETA-CARBOXY-BETA-METHYL-ETHYL-CYSTEINYL-GLYCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-CIS-1-PROPENYLCYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | 60.0 | 430.0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticolitic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticryptococcic | 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. |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 4 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |