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Onion

Botanical: 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.

Purchase from Richters
Onion (Allium cepa) Dried Powder
Egyptian Onion (Allium x proliferum, aka Walking Onion) Bulbs and Plants
Welsh Onion (Allium fistulosum 'Evergreen', aka Bunching Onion) Seeds
Ailsa Craig Onion (Allium cepa cepa 'Ailsa Craig') Seeds
Kuju Negi Onion (Allium fistulosum 'Kyoto Kujo') Seeds
Walla Walla Onion (Allium cepa var. cepa 'Walla Walla') Seeds and Plants
Red Beard Negi Onion (Allium fistulosum 'Red Beard') Seeds
Shimonita Negi 'Bulbless' Onion (Allium fistulosum 'Shimonita') Seeds
Dutch Shallot (Allium cepa [Aggregatum]) Bulbs

See also...
Sea Onion (Ornithogalum caudatum) Plants

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