It is a widely used vegetable with sound, tender bulbs. The bulbs are rather large, of irregular shape, from 2 to over 3 inches in diameter and about 2 inches thick. The flesh of the bulb is agreeable to the taste and of good quality. The skin is thickish and of a coppery yellow colour.

Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, homeopathic, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, lithontripic, stomachic, tonic, aphrodisiac, antidysenteric, reduces fever, helps prevent snakebite, sedative, stimulant, increases the secretion of gastric juices. mild counter-irritant, lowers blood cholesterol and blood sugar, antifungal.

Floridata
Allium cepa
Plants for a Future

Organic sulphur compounds (cause odor), such as trans-S-L-cysteine sulphoxide (bulb); Abscissic acid, acetic acids, allanine, allicin, allin, alpha amyrin, alpha tocopherol, arginine, ascorbic acid, benzyl isothiocyanate, beta carotene, beta sitosterol, caffeic acid, catechol, choline, diallyl sulfide, ferulic acid, kaempferol, mufa, oleanolic acid, protocatechuic acid, rutin, beta-hydroxybenzoic and vanillic acids, and quercetin (bulb skin).

In abscesses, albuminuria, arteriosclerosis, as an emmenagogue, vermifuge, apertif, in cancer and tumors, cataracts, catarrh, common cold, bronchitis, jaundice, hydrophobia, diphtheria, dropsy, dysentery, ear maladies, edema, fever, influenza, hepatosis.

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Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.