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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLOROPHYLL | 21 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Bulb | 0.0 | 80.0 | 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. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Bulb | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-2-PROPENYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-AJOENE | 0 | Bulb | not available | 59.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | 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. |
| CITRULLINE | 5 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Bulb | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 3.7 | 10.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIFERIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Bulb | 1.4 | 9.7 | -1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CYCLIC-SULFUR-S8 | 0 | Bulb | not available | 2455.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOALLIIN | 3 | Bulb | 500.0 | 4285.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | 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. |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Bulb | 0.0 | 1560.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |