Family- Liliaceae, Alliaceae.
Habitat- Native to temperate northern Europe and the U.S.;distributedinthewesternHimalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 2,400-3,000 m.
English- Chives.
Action- Used in place of young onions.An alcoholic extract of the bulbs exhibited hypotensive and cardiac depressant activity.The aerial parts (chives) gave alliins(alkylcysteine sulfoxides), particularly methyl alliin and pentylalliin.Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng,found in eastern India and western Himalayas, is equated with Chinese Chives. It is available in Meghalaya.
Habitat- Native to temperate northern Europe and the U.S.;distributedinthewesternHimalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 2,400-3,000 m.
English- Chives.
Action- Used in place of young onions.An alcoholic extract of the bulbs exhibited hypotensive and cardiac depressant activity.The aerial parts (chives) gave alliins(alkylcysteine sulfoxides), particularly methyl alliin and pentylalliin.Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng,found in eastern India and western Himalayas, is equated with Chinese Chives. It is available in Meghalaya.
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