author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Husseiny A. H. Elgindi and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
Synonym
- Allium ampeloprasum L., Sp. Pl., ed. 1, 294 (1753); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 4: 71 (2005).
- Basal El-Afrit (Ar) بصل العفريث
family name
ALLIACEAE
genus name
Allium
Allium ampeloprasum contains 0.4% alliin and the following amino acids: alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, asparagines, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan and valine (Atal and Sethi, 1961).
The scales contain inulin-containing sugars (Uchida and Sakurai, 2008).
The study of nutritive value of some wild growing plants, including Allium ampeloprasum revealed that they contain crude protein (1.59-2.6%), lipids (0.22-0.50%), carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, saccharose) (0.55-4.71%) and crude fiber (1.89-3.17%).
Vitamin C content ranged from 22.50-44.12%, B complex vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin and niacin) from 0.06-1.07% and β-carotene content from 1.15-6.53% (Vedrina Dragojevic et al., 2006).
Elephant garlic has a much milder flavor than garlic (Allium sativum L.) and is used for domestic cooking (Morita et al., 1988).
Allium ampeloprasum (garlic) extracts have been reported as hepatoprotectants and health foods for prevention and treatment of liver diseases from hepatitis virus, stress, alcohol, immunity disorder, and drug toxicity (Uchida and Sakurai, 2005).
Both foam powder and freeze-dried powder of jumbo leek decreased the induction of hepatocyte necrosis in D-galactosamine hydrochloride-induced acute liver disorders and prevented the occurrence of ethanol-induced chronic liver disorders in rats by inhibiting the absorption of alcohol from the stomach (Uchida et al., 2009b).
location
egypt