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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Bulb not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PROPEN-1-OL 0 Bulb 0.1 121.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PROPENE-1-SULFINOTHIOCIC-ACIDS-2-PROPENYL-ESTER 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PROPENYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PROPENYL-L-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PROPENYL-TETRASULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-VINYL-1,3-DITHIIN 0 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.
2-VINYL-1,3-DITHIINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-VINYL-4H-1,3-DITHIIN 4 Bulb 2.0 158.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-VINYL-4H-2,3-DITHIIN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-VINYL-DI-1,3-THIENE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4-TRITHIOLANE 0 Bulb 0.2 43.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ETHYL-2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-2-CYCLOPENTENE-1-THIONE 0 Bulb 0.2 1.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-4-ENE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-5-ENE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIIN 0 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.
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-VINYL-4H-1,2-DITHIIN 0 Bulb 0.3 178.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 7 Merck 11th Edition
Antiedemic 7 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 9 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiendotoxic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antienteritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *