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Chive Rings Profile Also known as- Allium schoenoprasum. Introduction If you're a vegan and you don't make chicken soup, what do you take for a cold? The answer from Traditional Chinese Medicine is to make a soup with tofu or miso and chives. In 190 AD, the venerable master Zhang Zhong Zhing, whose Treatise on Cold is still the basic text of herbal taught to doctors in China today, recommended chives and soy to "open the pores" of the skin, inducing sweating, to sweat out the "environmental evil" he associated with cold and we associate with viruses. Constituents Alanine (antioxidant, cancer preventative), allyl-mercaptan, beta-carotene, caffeic acid, citric acid, ferulic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, Isoleucine, kaempferol, malic acid, methionine, niacin, octacosanol, quercetin, thiamine, vitamin C. Parts Used The fresh or dried stem, chopped. Typical Preparations Can be used to make teas, but more often used in cooking. Summary In Traditional Chinese Medicine, chives warm the kidney and increase the yang. Chives are used to maintain male potency, and a study published in the November 2002 Journal of the National Cancer Institute (of the United States) found that men who consumed the greatest amounts of chives had a 70% lower risk of developing cancer of the prostate. Precautions None.   For educational purposes only This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.   View Cart/Check Out Privacy Policy   |   Return Policy   |  Ordering Information   |  International Orders   |  Quality Control Products Index     |    A Modern Herbal     |    Botanical.com Copyright © 2000-2009 Botanical.com customerservice@mountainroseherbs.com