Composition of the Essential Oil of Allium neapolitanum Cirillo Growing Wild in Sicily and its Activity on Microorganisms Affecting Historical Art Crafts.
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Preliminary sensory evaluation of edible flowers from wild Allium species.
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In vitro antioxidant activity of aged extracts of some Italian Allium species.
Nencini C, Menchiari A, Franchi GG, Micheli L.
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2011 Mar;66(1):11-6. doi: 10.1007/s11130-010-0204-2.

Cardiovascular receptor binding affinity of aqueous extracts from Allium species.
Nencini C, Franchi GG, Micheli L.
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Evaluation of antioxidative properties of Allium species growing wild in Italy.
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Phytother Res. 2007 Sep;21(9):874-8.

Antibacterial activity of two canthin-6-one alkaloids from Allium neapolitanum.
O'Donnell G, Gibbons S.
Phytother Res. 2007 Jul;21(7):653-7.

The flavonoids of Allium neapolitanum.
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The White daffodil garlic (Allium neapolitanum) is a plant that reaches 45 cm in height and that blooms with small corolla flowers of white and pink color.

It belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.

It is known by many names:

• Neapolitan Garlic
• Naples Garlic
• False Garlic
• Wood Garlic
• Flowering Onion
• Guernsey Star-of-Bethlehem

In May it produces 4 to 6 seeds of light brown / red under the flowers.

It is the younger brother of garlic and the seeds are edible and have the classic taste of garlic, but with a slight background aroma.

Contains antioxidant and antibacterial substances.

Composition of essential oils (1):

• chrysanthenyl acetate (28.1%),
• (Z)-chrysanthenyl acetate (23.8%),
• (E)-β-farnesene (9.6%),
• dimethyl trisulfide (9.6%),
• canfora (7.4%),
• methyl allyl disulfide (6.8%)
• 1-methyl-3-allyl trisulfide (5.8%)

Don't give it to animals.

White daffodil garlic studies