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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Allium schoenoprasum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Chives
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 810.0 10160.0 0.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE 3 Leaf 1240.0 15500.0 0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VIT-B-6 0 Leaf 1.0 22.0 0.63 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Leaf 906500.0 920000.0 0.56 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antioxidant? 2 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 7 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 *
Antipermeability 1 *
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 *
Antiplasmodial 1 *
AntiPMS 5 *