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Allium ampeloprasum L.


Botanical Name	:	Allium ampeloprasum L.
English Name	:	Wild Leek
Synonym(s)	:	Allium porrum L.
Family	:	Alliaceae

General Info

Description

A biennial, onion-like plant. The leaves are flat, yellow-green or blue-green and up to 3 ft (0.9 m) long. The edible stems are 6 to 8 inches in length and about 1 inch in diameter.

Herb Effects

Anthelmintic, antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, vasodilator (bulb)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Alliin, allyl-sulphide, alpha-tocopherol, arginine, aspartic acid, beta-sitosterol, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, diallyl-sulfide, esculetin, ferulic acid, folacin, glutamic acid, histidine, lignin, linoleic acid, mannitol, methionine, nicotinic acid, oxalic acid, p-coumaric acid, palmitic acid, phenylalanine, scopoletin, sinapic acid, stearic acid, umbelliferone (plant); ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, thiamin (flower, leaf, root); niacin, riboflavin (flower, leaf)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Alliin

17795-27-6

2-amino-3-prop-2-eny
lsulfinyl-propanoic
acid

C₆H₁₁NO₃S

alpha-Tocopherol

364-50-1

2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-
2-(5,9,13-trimethylt
etradecyl)chroman-6-
ol

C₃₀H₅₂O₂

Arginine

7004-12-8

2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid

C₆H₁₄N₄O₂

Aspartic acid

6899-03-2

2-aminobutanedioic
acid

C₄H₇NO₄

Beta-Sitosterol

5779-62-4

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17-dodecahydro
-1H-cyclopenta[a]phe
nanthren-3-ol

C₂₉H₅₀O

Caffeic acid

Not Available

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₄

Chlorogenic acid

327-97-9

3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan e-1-carb
oxylic acid

C₁₆H₁₈O₉

Diallyl sulfide

592-88-1

3-prop-2-enylsulfany
lprop-1-ene

C₆H₁₀S

Esculetin

Not Available

2,6-dihydroxychromen
-7-one

C₉H₆O₄

Ferulic acid

24276-84-4

3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho
xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno
ic acid

C₁₀H₁₀O₄

Folacin

6484-89-5

2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane dioic
acid

C₁₉H₁₉N₇O₆

Glutamic acid

Not Available

2-aminopentanedioic
acid

C₅H₉NO₄

Histidine

6027-02-7

2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz
ol-4-yl)propanoic
acid

C₆H₉N₃O₂

Linoleic acid

8024-22-4

octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid

C₁₈H₃₂O₂

Mannitol

85085-15-0

hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-h
exaol

C₆H₁₄O₆

Methionine

348-67-4

2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid

C₅H₁₁NO₂S

Nicotinic acid

99148-57-9

pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Oxalic acid

553-91-3

Oxalic acid

C₂H₂O₄

p-Coumaric acid

501-98-4

3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)p
rop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₃

Palmitic acid

66321-94-6

hexadecanoic acid

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

Phenylalanine

3617-44-5

2-amino-3-phenyl-pro
panoic acid

C₉H₁₁NO₂

Scopoletin

92-61-5

2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-
chromen-7-one

C₁₀H₈O₄

Sinapic acid

530-59-6

3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dim
ethoxy-phenyl)prop-2
-enoic acid

C₁₁H₁₂O₅

Stearic acid

82497-27-6

octadecanoic acid

C₁₈H₃₆O₂

Umbelliferone

93-35-6

2-hydroxychromen-7-o
ne

C₉H₆O₃

Ascorbic Acid

Not Available

2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one

C₆H₈O₆

beta-Carotene

Not Available

3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene

C₄₀H₅₆

Thiamin

59-43-8

2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol

C₁₂H₁₇N₄OS+

Niacin

99148-57-9

pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Riboflavin

Not Available

C₁₇H₂₁N₄O₉P

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

To ease the pain of bites and stings and in asthma and high cholesterol (bulb); for ringworm infections, candida and vaginitis (plant)

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