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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAEMPFEROL-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| KAEMPFEROL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| KAEMPFEROL-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 300.0 | 3210.0 | 0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 1670.0 | 20875.0 | 0.67 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 2220.0 | 27750.0 | 3.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 1630.0 | 17435.0 | 1.04 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 355.0 | 6875.0 | 1.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 3.0 | 40.0 | -0.39 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 300.0 | 3850.0 | 0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-2-PROPENYLDISULFIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| METHYL-ALLYL-ALLITHIAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| METHYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| METHYL-PENTYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PENTYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 16000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MUFA | 13 | Leaf | 840.0 | 10500.0 | 0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | 30.0 | 3635.0 | 1.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| N,N'-BIS-(GAMMA-GLUTAMYL)-3,3'-(2-METHYL-ETHYLENE-1,2-DITHIOL)-DIALANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 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 * |