An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Allium schoenoprasum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Chives
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
KAEMPFEROL-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
KAEMPFEROL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
KAEMPFEROL-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 300.0 3210.0 0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1670.0 20875.0 0.67 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 2220.0 27750.0 3.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Leaf 1630.0 17435.0 1.04 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 355.0 6875.0 1.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 3.0 40.0 -0.39 Revised USDA data received 1993.
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 300.0 3850.0 0.63 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-2-PROPENYLDISULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
METHYL-ALLYL-ALLITHIAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
METHYL-DISULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
METHYL-PENTYL-DISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PENTYL-DISULFIDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 16000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
MUFA 13 Leaf 840.0 10500.0 0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf 30.0 3635.0 1.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
N,N'-BIS-(GAMMA-GLUTAMYL)-3,3'-(2-METHYL-ETHYLENE-1,2-DITHIOL)-DIALANINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 5 Life Sciences 55: 1061.
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *