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Common Name: CHIVES
Scientific Name: Allium schoenoprasum
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Description:
  • Perennial
  • Hardy
Culinary Uses:
  • Mild onion flavour
  • Ingredient of all Chinese cooking
  • Flavour soups, stews, sauces and salads
  • Stir-fries, meat, fish and vegetables
Parts Used:
  • Leaves, flowers and bulbs
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:
  • Antibiotic, antiseptic and antibacterial
  • Reduces cholesterol
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Chest ailments, colds, respiratory disorders
  • Bladder and kidney infections
  • Cleanse the blood

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