Allium CEPA L.
| Synonym : | Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef. |
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| Bangla Name : | Piaj. |
| English Name : | Onion. |
| Family : | Liliaceae |
| Disease : | cough, catarrh, asthma, rheumatism,scabies, earache, tumours, bleeding piles, epistaxis, ophthalmia, |
| Description : | A bulbous herb. Leaves linear, cylindrical hollow in 2 rows. Flowers small, in globular many flowered umbel at the end of a hollow, inflated scape, taller than leaves. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in most of the districts of Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Principal constituent of onion is an essential oil containing various sulphur compounds such as mono-, di-, tri-, and tetra-sulphides, thiols and thiophene derivatives. Onion also contains carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, polyphenols, quercetin, kaem |
| Uses : | Bulb is tonic, stimulant, expectorant, stomachic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, emmenagogue and emetic, used in cough, catarrh, asthma, rheumatism, colic and insect bites. They are useful in body pain, scabies, earache, tumours, bleeding piles, epistaxis, ophtha |
| Habit : | Herb |