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Standard name | Allium cepa |
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Other names | |
Standard abbr. | All-c. |
Other abbr. | |
Scientific name | Allium cepa L. |
Other scientific names | Allium esculentum Salisb.; Cepa vulgaris Garsault; Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Cepa rubra P.Renault; Allium cepaeum St.-Lag.; Allium nigritanum A.Chev.; Cepa esculenta Gray; Allium angolense Baker; Allium salota Dostál; Allium commune Noronha; Kepa esculenta Raf.; Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb.; Allium napus Pall. ex Kunth; Cepa alba P.Renault; Allium ascalonicum Auct.; Ascalonicum sativum P.Renault; Allium aobanum Araki; Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb.; Cepa pallens P.Renault |
Common names | onion; shallot; red onion |
Substance description | a tincture is prepared from the common red onion Allen, T.F., a tincture of the onion or of whole fresh plant Clarke, J.H. |
Distinctness | VARIANTS (1. fresh red bulb; 2.whole fresh plant; also see notes) |
Classification | Organism – Plantae – Magnoliophyta – Liliopsida – Asparagales – Amaryllidaceae – Allium |
While old authors all give red onion as a remedial substance to be used for preparation of Allium cepa, it is worth noting that many red varieties are quite mild in taste, cause no lachrymation when cutting (at least in Europe) and therefore their medicinal effects might not be as we should well expect from the provings. It is a general remark seen in the old texts – the more acrid the onion the better, so this should probably be the rule when deciding what kind of onion to use (read here).
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