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Allium cepa
Allium cepa is a herbaceous, perennial plant (usually grown as an annual or biennial in cultivation) producing 4 - 10 leaves about 30cm long and a flowering scape that can be up to 100cm tall from an underground bulb. The plant divides, forming in time a cluster of plants.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Sores, Wasp stings, Bites, Earache[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Onion has been found to contain quercetin, fructose, quercetin-3-glucoside, isorhamnetin-4-glucoside, xylose, galactose, glucose, mannose, organosulfur compounds etc.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Irulli |
| Hindi | Pyaj |
| Malayalam | Bavanga |
| Tamil | Vengayam |
| Telugu | Nirulli |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Palaandu |
| English | Onion |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Onions are best grown in a Mediterranean climate, the hot dry summers ensuring that the bulbs are ripened fully.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wasp stings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Earache
- Herbs with Bulb used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Bulb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
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