Chives
(Allium schoenoprasum)
Botanical Information
A pungent favorite garden plant from the Lily family. Bulbs clustered on a small rhizome with numerous hollow leaves and rose-violet flowers.
Working with Chives
Part(s) Used
Bulbs
Herb Forms
Fresh green tops in salads and cooking, dried bulk herb.
Affects
Chives are a relative of garlic and onions and have similar but milder medicinal properties. They have been used for colds and flu and as an appetite stimulant. Historically, they were purported to be an aphrodisiac. Chives contain an essential oil, which is rich in sulphur, and they are used extensively in cooking.
Chives has a taste of ACRID and a temperature of WARM.
Cautions
None noted.
