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Plant Allium schoenoprasum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Chives
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FIBER 15 Leaf 7000.0 137500.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
FOLATE 0 Leaf 1.0 11.0 1.52 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PEPTIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-PEPTIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-ALLYLCYSTEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-TRIPEPTIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(PROP-1-ENYL)-L-CYSTEINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-PROPYL-L-CYSTEINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 5790.0 72400.0 1.86 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 1390.0 17375.0 1.85 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 480.0 6090.0 0.36 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 200.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1190.0 14875.0 0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISORHAMNETIN-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ISORHAMNETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf 16.0 55.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 18 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition