Tuesday 12 April 2011

ALLIUM CEPA



Allium cepa1





Kingdom: Vegetable kingdom
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Botanical name: Allium cepa L

Family: Liliaceae

Synonyms: Piyaz, onion

Medicine: Allium cepa

Habitat: All Europe and Asia

Parts use: The red mature bulbs

Division: Angiosperms

Class: Monocots

Order: Asparagales
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Genus: Allium

Species: A. cepa

Description:
 Allium cepa is the common onion. Generally it is usually thought of as a vegetable. Allium  cepa  has a long history of medicinal use.
  • A bulbous plant with s fistulous scape.
  • The Allium cepa resembles the greens of a leek and produces soft, white flowers.
  • The onion itself grows as a bulb under the soil with the plant's roots extending from its base.
  • The leaves are terete, fistulous pointed

Drug action:
  • Mucus membrane of the upper respiratory tract.
  • Conjunctival tissues of the peripheral nerves

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