Chives were brought to North America by the pioneers. Their medicinal qualities are not as
strong as those of garlic, but chives have some antiseptic effect and may lower blood pressure

Part used::
Leaves

Origin:
Asia, Eastern Europe, America

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Origin:
Native to temperate northern Europe and the U.S.; distributed in the western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 2400-3000m.

Action:
Used in place of young onions. An alcoholic extract of the bulbs exhibited hypotensive and cardiac depressant activity.

1) Hull, Kathleen; Photog. Hull, Meredith /Indiana Medical History Museum: Guide to the Medicinal Plant Garden./ USA: Indiana Medical History Museum. 2010. -- p. 58.

2) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.