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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 3 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pemphigenic | 1 | My Rodale Press Green Farmacy Draft, miscellaneous abstracts. |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 4 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |