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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticolitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 4 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |