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'''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.
 
'''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.
 
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<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants-Vol 2 book by Dr. M. R. Gurudeva, Page no:90</ref>
 
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.94, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
 
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Onion

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.

Uses

Sores, Wasp stings, Bites, Earache[1]

Parts Used

Bulb, Flowers, Leaves[1].

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

[1]

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

Evergreen Bulb

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

Proctocalm ointment, Orthonil

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

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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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.94, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Useful Temperate plants

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