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Common Names
Chives
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 9 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |