SPECIES
Allium sativum L.
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Unspecified
COMMON /LOCAL NAMES
Garlic, ail commun (French), Hausa: tafanuwa; Igbo: ayo-ishi; Swahili: kitunguu-sumu; Yoruba: ayu
PART USED
Bulb large/white cloves Bulb small/purple cloves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Cold maceration (juice) Water/juice
SOLVENT(S) USED
Water
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alliin,γ-glutamylcysteine peptides, allicin, ajoenes, vinyldithiins, and sulfides
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
0.78-6.25 3.13-6.25
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Allium+sativum+L. https://www.gbif.org/species/2856681
REFERENCE
Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Ofosuhene, M., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Update on Medicinal Plants with Potency on Mycobacterium ulcerans. BioMed Research International, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/917086