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| Bangla Name : | Rasun. |
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| English Name : | Garlic. |
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| Family : | Liliaceae |
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| Disease : | fevers, coughs, bronchitis, rheumatism, inflammation, leucoderma, piles, indigestion, heart disease |
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| Description : | A bulbous annual herb, bulb consists of several smaller bulbs which are surrounded by a thin, white scale leaves. Leaves long, narrow, angular. Flowers small, white, in umbels at the end of a slender scape. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated in most of the districts of Bangladesh. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Chief chemical constituent of Garlic is an essential oil which contains allyl propyl disulphide, diallyl disulphide, dimethyl disulphide and polysulphides. The sulphur compounds include allicin, alliin, allisatin I & II, sativis. It also contains anthocya |
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| Uses : | Bulbs are stimulant, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, carminative, antiseptic, used in fevers, coughs, bronchitis, rheumatism, inflammation, leucoderma, piles, indigestion, heart diseases and wounds, useful in gas form |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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