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onion
(redirected from Allium cepa)

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onion (unˑ·yn),
n Latin name:
Allium cepa; part used: bulb; uses: antimicrobial, lowers blood glucose, diuretic, general tonic, topical wound healing, loss of appetite, thickening arteries; precautions: allergies.
onion
Allium cepa; feeding of large quantities of bulbs causes hemolytic anemia, the hemolytic agent is n-propyl disulfide.
onion grass
romulearosea (R. australis).
onion grass
+ Helminthosporium biseptatum causes incoordination and fall in fertility rate to very low level. Called also romulosis.
onion weed
bulbinebulbosa.
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Q. I don’t know why I love taking onion rich food. I don’t know why I love taking onion rich food. I want onions a lot and even I eat onions raw…I don’t know the reason…I don’t know what good it has done to me but wanted to know that can this do any harm?

A. Carry on…..eat…..no problem…but for you information it’s good and why…. you must know……as it have phytochemical flavonoid - Quercetin, which keeps your cardiovascular health good. Quercetin also neutralizes your free radicals. It helps to reduce your hypertension.

Q. I don’t know why I love taking onion rich food. I want onions a lot and even I eat onions raw. I don’t know why I love taking onion rich food. I want onions a lot and even I eat onions raw…I don’t know the reason…I don’t know what good it has done to me but wanted to know that can this do any harm?

A. Carry on…..eat…..no problem…but for you information it’s good and why…. you must know……as it have phytochemical flavonoid - Quercetin, which keeps your cardiovascular health good. Quercetin also neutralizes your free radicals. It helps to reduce your hypertension.

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* Allium cepa is for a watery runny nose that feels like a continuous "faucet of hot water.
Your child has the flu what's a mother to do? Let the gentle' healing ... by Feder, Lauren / Mothering
Allium Cepa (Red Onion): Useful for hay fever, inflammation and increased secretion of mucus membranes, burning of eyelids, throat, nose, mouth, and skin discomforts
Taking our health higher with homeopathy by King, Frank J., Jr. / New Life Journal
A patient with a runny nose might receive from a homeopathist a pill containing a few molecules of allium cepa, or red onion; a medical doctor would be more likely to prescribe 60 milligrams of Allegra, an antihistamine.
Considering the alternatives. (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) by Weber, David O. / Physician Executive
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