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Allium tuberosum - Garlic chives

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[[File:Allium tuberosum2.jpg|thumb|right|''Garlic chives '', ''Allium tuberosum'']]
'''Allium tuberosum''' ('''garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek''')<ref name="int"/> is a species of onion native to southwestern south western parts of the Chinese province of Shanxi, and . It is cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world.,<ref name="common names"/>
== Description Uses== Allium tuberosum is a perennial plant[7] growing from a small{{Uses|Kidney problems}}, elongated bulb (about 10 mm{{Uses|Urinary incontinence}}, 13⁄32 inch{{Uses|Bladder weaknesses}}, across), tough and fibrous, originating from a stout rhizome.<ref name="des"/> It has a distinctive growth habit with strap-shaped leaves 1.5 to 8 mm (1⁄16 to 5⁄16 in) wide[9] unlike either onion or garlic. It produces many white flowers in a round cluster (umbel) on stalks 25 to 60 cm (10 to 24 in) tall.[5] It grows in slowly expanding perennial clumps{{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, but also readily sprouts from seed. In warmer areas (USDA zone 8 and warmer){{Uses|Spermatorrhoea}}, garlic chives may remain green all year round. In cold areas (USDA zones 7 to 4b){{Uses|Cuts}}, leaves and stalks completely die back to the ground{{Uses|Wounds}}, and resprout from roots or rhizomes in the spring{{Uses|Snakebites}}.[10]
The flavor is more like garlic than chives==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}.
== Uses Chemical Composition==Dipropyl disulfide, methyl pentyl disulfide, penthanethiol, penthyl-hydrodisulfid and cis/trans-3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane<ref name="chemical composition"/>
* ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Garlic chives have been widely cultivated for centuries in East Asia for its culinary value. The flat leaves, the stalks, and immature, unopened flower buds are used as flavouring.*A. tuberosum is used for both garlic and sweet flavours, in soups and salads, and traditional Japanese and Chinese dishes.*the leaves of garlic chives (hẹ) are cut up into short pieces and used as the only vegetable in a broth with sliced pork kidneys.leeks}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
* '''English''' - Garlic chives===Rasa===
== References =Guna===
===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Bulb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|It has strap-shaped leaves with triangular bases, about 1.5 to 8 mm (1⁄16 to 5⁄16 in) wide.}} ===Flower==={{Flower|Umbel|1-2cm wide|White|6|Flowers throughout the year}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Capsule|||Black|Many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Rock garden. An easily grown plant[<referencesref name="How to plant/cultivate"/==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="int140px">[httpFile://wwwAllium tuberosum by Taraxacumseeds 01.pfafjpg|Growing as garden herbFile:Cut Garlic Chives.org/user/Plantjpg|Prepared for cookingFile:Chive flower.aspx?LatinName=jpg|InflorescenceFile:Allium+tuberosum Plants for a future - by Taraxacumseeds 02.jpg|Individual flowerFile:Chive seeds.jpg|Seeds of garlic chivesFile:Allium tuberosum]MHNT.BOT.2013.22.61.jpg|Fruit and seeds</refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[httphttps://www.efloraspfaf.org/florataxonuser/Plant.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_idLatinName=200027544 "Allium +tuberosum"Phytochemistry]</ref>   <ref name="desHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.floridatamdidea.com/Plants/Amaryllidaceaeproducts/Allium%20tuberosumproper/632 Steve Christmanproper03005. Allium tuberosum 12 December 2003html Cultivation details]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=u770 Allium tuberosum on missouribotanicalgarden ]* [https://enwimastergardener.wikipediaorg/article/garlic-chives-allium-tuberosum/ Allium tuberosum on Master Gardener]* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/wiki877/Allium_tuberosum i-Allium -tuberosum-Wikipediai/Details Allium tuberosum on royal horticultural sociaty]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/allium-tuberosum Allium tuberosum-science direct]* [https://floridata.com/Plants/Amaryllidaceae/Allium%20tuberosum/632 Allium tuberosum on Floridata Plant Encyclopedia]
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