However, the leaf is used in A. ursinum and the bulb is used in A. sativum. A. ursinum also has higher quantities of many of the active substances than A. sativum does and upon digestion has less odor. In particular, A. ursinum has more of the water-soluble substances. As well, allicin has known side effects and is also highly unstable. We have briefly discussed adenosine and g-glutamyl peptides in this data sheet.
Flavonoids are substances in plants that often have health benefits.
Fructanes are significant because they are indigestible sugars known as oligosaccharides. See FloraFood for more on beneficial bacteria. Suggested Reading Clouatre, Dallas, Ph.D. Alpine Wild Garlic . Pax Publishing, 1995. Sendel, et al.