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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N,N'-BIS-(GAMMA-GLUTAMYL)-L-CYSTINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 5.0 | 88.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OCTACOSANOL | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTACOSANOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | 840.0 | 10500.0 | 0.83 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | 21.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | 910.0 | 11375.0 | -0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 2.0 | 40.0 | 0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTYL-HYDRO-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 25000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTYL-HYDRO-DISULFIDE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 25000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 900.0 | 11250.0 | 0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 410.0 | 6670.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 2500.0 | 34500.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | 1850.0 | 23125.0 | 1.72 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROPYL-ALLYL-ALLITHIAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 402000.0 | 1.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Leaf | 2670.0 | 28555.0 | 1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | 9.0 | -0.35 | 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 |