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Allium tuberosum - Garlic chives

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Garlic chives , Allium tuberosum

Allium tuberosum (garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek) is a species of onion native to southwestern parts of the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world.

Uses

kidney problems, urinary incontinence, bladder weaknesses, Curing liver disorders, spermatorrhoea, cuts, wounds, snakebites.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Dipropyl disulfide, methyl pentyl disulfide, penthanethiol, penthyl-hydrodisulfid and cis/trans-3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Garlic chives, Chinese leeks


Habit

Bulb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Rock garden. An easily grown plant[[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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