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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
ALLYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATES 0 Bulb 50.0 2855.0 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.
ALLYL-TRISULFIDE 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE 2 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354.
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Plant 60.0 720.0 -1.24 Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Bulb not available not available not available 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.
ALPHA-PROSTAGLANDIN-F-1 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PROSTAGLANDIN-F-2 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Bulb 0.1 12.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Bulb not available 52.0 -1.00 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ALUMINUM 5 Root 19.0 52.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ANILINE 0 Bulb not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Bulb not available 693.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Bulb 81.0 30316.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Bulb 100.0 788.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 440.0 3793.0 0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidepressant 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 8 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 21 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 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.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Ammonia) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cyanide) 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.
Antidote (Heavy Metals) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th