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A comparative study of sulphur content of someAllium L. Species

Studio Comparativo del Contenuto in Composti Solforati in Alcune Specie diAllium L.

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Garlic has been used worldwide as a folk medicine to cure a wide range of diseases. AlthoughAllium sativum is the species commonly used, several otherAllium species have been used as a substitute for common garlic, especially in the past. This work compares the extracts from bulbs of common garlic with those of otherAllium species. TLC analysis was used to compare the sulphur compounds inA. sativum, A. subhirsutum, A. pendulinum, A. roseum, andA. triquetrum. Results have showed that the use of the above mentioned wildAllium species is not without scientific support.

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L’agilo é stato usato umversalmente in medicina popolare per curare un ‘ampia gamma di patologie, SebbeneAllium sativum é la specie comunemente piú usata, é noto che altre specie diAllium sono state usate come suoi sostituti nel passato. Questo lavoro ha riguardato la comparazione di estratti di bulbi di aglio comune con quelli di altre specie quail A. subhirsutum, A. pendulinum, A. roseum, eA. triquetrum; in particolare é stato paragonato il diverso contenuto di composti solforati utilizzando la técnica della cromatografia su Strato sottile. I risultati hanno evidenziato che I’utilizzo dette su citate specie non é privo di fondamento scientifico.

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  1. Orta Botanico, Facoltá di Scienze MM.FF.NN., Universitá degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Foria, 223-80139, Napoli, Italy

    Rosa Muoio & Bruno Menale

  2. Universitá degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope, ” 1st di Meteorologia e Oceanografia, Via De Gasperi, 5-80133, Napoli, Italy

    Paolo Casoria

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Muoio, R., Casoria, P. & Menale, B. A comparative study of sulphur content of someAllium L. Species. Econ Bot 58, 227–230 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0227:ACSOSC]2.0.CO;2

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