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Common Names
Chives
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-2-BUTENAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 2-METHYL-2-PENTENAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4-TRITHIOLANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | 1260.0 | 15830.0 | 0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALLITHIAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALLIUM-LECTIN | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYL-DISULFIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALLYL-MERCAPTAN | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | 130.0 | 1625.0 | -0.99 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 2020.0 | 25350.0 | 0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 57.0 | 9875.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 4000.0 | 128000.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | 2590.0 | 32400.0 | 0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 34.0 | 475.0 | 0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 690.0 | 11140.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | -0.85 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 38000.0 | 667000.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acantholytic | 1 | My Rodale Press Green Farmacy Draft, miscellaneous abstracts. |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |