Onion

Medical Herbs Catalogue

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Onion

otanical: Allium cepa (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Liliaceae Part Used: Bulb.


Medicinal Action and Uses: Antiseptic, diuretic. A roasted Onion is a useful application to tumours or earache.

The juice made into a syrup is good for colds and coughs. Hollands gin, in which Onions have been macerated, is given as a cure for gravel and dropsy.