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Chives is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum, an edible species of the Allium genus.A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
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'''Chives''' is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum, an edible species of the Allium genus.A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Stomach cancer}}, {{Uses|Sleeping problems}}, {{Uses|Bone health}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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A comprehensive chemical study of the cultivated plant Allium schoenoprasum L. from the collection of the Botanical Garden of the Institute of Biology (Komi Scientific Center, UB, RAS) showed that its leaves contained a wide range of biologically active substances and trace elements involved in the antioxidant and anticarcinogenic protection system of humans.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11094-013-0867-8 "artcle"]</ref>
  
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/chiveshttp://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j270]
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* [http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/chiveshttp://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=j270 Allium schoenoprasum on luontoportti.com]
* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/859/i-Allium-schoenoprasum-i/Details]
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* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/859/i-Allium-schoenoprasum-i/Details Allium schoenoprasum on rhs.org]
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 13 August 2019

Chives, Allium schoenoprasum

Chives is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum, an edible species of the Allium genus.A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Uses

Cancer, Stomach cancer, Sleeping problems, Bone health.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

A comprehensive chemical study of the cultivated plant Allium schoenoprasum L. from the collection of the Botanical Garden of the Institute of Biology (Komi Scientific Center, UB, RAS) showed that its leaves contained a wide range of biologically active substances and trace elements involved in the antioxidant and anticarcinogenic protection system of humans.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple shorter Leaves, which are shorter than the flowering stems, are also hollow and round in cross-section, which distinguishes it from Garlic Chives

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pale purple six petals The flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with six petals, 1–2 cm wide, and produced in a dense head of 10-30 together

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Quite round 12 cm wide Fruiting time is June-July The seeds are produced in a small three-valved capsule {{{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

Chives are cultivated both for their culinary uses and their ornamental value; the violet flowers are often used in ornamental dry bouquets.[34] The flowers are also edible and are used in salads,[35] or used to make Blossom vinegars.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge, Hedgerow, Cultivated Beds.

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References

External Links