{"id":531,"date":"2026-01-20T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/?p=531"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:54:34","slug":"allium-cepa-linn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/allium-cepa-linn\/","title":{"rendered":"Allium Cepa Linn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/th>\nRoman \/ English Name<\/th>\nNative Script<\/th>\nUrdu<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Scientific Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAllium cepa<\/td>\nAllium cepa<\/td>\n\u0627\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\u0626\u0645 \u0633\u06cc\u067e\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botanical Name<\/strong><\/td>\nOnion Plant<\/td>\nAllium<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAllium cepa Linn.<\/td>\nAllium cepa<\/td>\n\u0627\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\u0626\u0645 \u0633\u06cc\u067e\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAmaryllidaceae<\/td>\nAmaryllidaceae<\/td>\n\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\u0688\u06cc\u0633\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genus Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAllium<\/td>\nAllium<\/td>\n\u0627\u06cc\u0644\u06cc\u0626\u0645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Name<\/strong><\/td>\nOnion<\/td>\nOnion<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urdu Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPiyaz, Pyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabic Name<\/strong><\/td>\nBasal<\/td>\n\u0628\u0635\u0644<\/td>\n\u0628\u0635\u0644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Persian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPiaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punjabi Name (Pakistan)<\/strong><\/td>\nPeyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sindhi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u064a\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pashto Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balochi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saraiki Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindko Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brahui Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kashmiri Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGandeh<\/td>\n\u06af\u0646\u062f\u06be<\/td>\n\u06af\u0646\u062f\u06be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaz, Piyaz<\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bengali Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPiaaj, Pyaj<\/td>\n\u09aa\u09c7\u0981\u09af\u09bc\u09be\u099c<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gujarati Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDungli, Kando<\/td>\n\u0aa1\u0ac1\u0a82\u0a97\u0ab3\u0ac0<\/td>\n\u0688\u0646\u06af\u0644\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marathi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKanda<\/td>\n\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0926\u093e<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kannada Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNeerulli<\/td>\n\u0ca8\u0cc0\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf<\/td>\n\u0646\u06cc\u0631\u064f\u0644\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamil Name<\/strong><\/td>\nVengayam<\/td>\n\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd<\/td>\n\u0648\u06cc\u0646\u06af\u0627\u06cc\u0645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telugu Name<\/strong><\/td>\nUllipaya<\/td>\n\u0c09\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c2a\u0c3e\u0c2f<\/td>\n\u0627\u064f\u0644\u06cc \u067e\u0627\u06cc\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malayalam Name<\/strong><\/td>\nSavala<\/td>\n\u0d38\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d33<\/td>\n\u0633\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odia Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPiaja<\/td>\n\u0b2a\u0b3f\u0b06\u0b1c<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assamese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPiyaz<\/td>\n\u09aa\u09bf\u0981\u09af\u09bc\u09be\u099c<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPyaj<\/td>\n\u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u091c<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinhala Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLuunu<\/td>\n\u0dbd\u0dd6\u0db1\u0dd4<\/td>\n\u0644\u0648\u0646\u0648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanskrit Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPalandu, Durgandha<\/td>\n\u092a\u0932\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0941<\/td>\n\u067e\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062f\u0648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nYang ts\u2019ung<\/td>\n\u6d0b\u8471<\/td>\n\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06af \u0633\u0648\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nTamanegi<\/td>\n\u7389\u306d\u304e<\/td>\n\u062a\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u06af\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean Name<\/strong><\/td>\nYangpa<\/td>\n\uc591\ud30c<\/td>\n\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06af \u067e\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai Name<\/strong><\/td>\nHom yai<\/td>\n\u0e2b\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48<\/td>\n\u06c1\u0648\u0645 \u06cc\u0627\u0626\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nBawang bombay<\/td>\nBawang bombay<\/td>\n\u0628\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malay Name<\/strong><\/td>\nBawang besar<\/td>\nBawang besar<\/td>\n\u0628\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnamese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nH\u00e0nh t\u00e2y<\/td>\nH\u00e0nh t\u00e2y<\/td>\n\u06c1\u0627\u0646\u06be \u062a\u0627\u0626\u06d2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish Name<\/strong><\/td>\nSo\u011fan<\/td>\nSo\u011fan<\/td>\n\u0633\u0648\u063a\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLuk<\/td>\n\u041b\u0443\u043a<\/td>\n\u0644\u0648\u06a9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German Name<\/strong><\/td>\nZwiebel<\/td>\nZwiebel<\/td>\n\u0632\u0648\u06cc\u0628\u0644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Name<\/strong><\/td>\nOignon<\/td>\nOignon<\/td>\n\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0648\u06ba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCebolla<\/td>\nCebolla<\/td>\n\u0633\u06cc\u0628\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCebola<\/td>\nCebola<\/td>\n\u0633\u06cc\u0628\u0648\u0644\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCipolla<\/td>\nCipolla<\/td>\n\u0686\u06cc\u067e\u0648\u0644\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greek Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKremmydi<\/td>\n\u039a\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03bc\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0631\u06cc\u0645\u06cc\u0688\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Name (Classical)<\/strong><\/td>\nCepa<\/td>\nCepa<\/td>\n\u0633\u06cc\u067e\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swahili Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKitunguu<\/td>\nKitunguu<\/td>\n\u06a9\u06cc\u062a\u0648\u0646\u06af\u0648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Description<\/h2>\n

Onions have been used for medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years and were highly regarded in classical medicine. The bulb exhibits analgesic, anthelmintic, antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antidiabetic, anticancer, anticholesterolemic, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, lithontriptic, rubefacient, stimulant, stomachic, and tonic properties.<\/p>\n

Onions contain numerous bioactive compounds that support cardiovascular health by helping reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Regular dietary use supports circulation, offsets the risk of angina and arteriosclerosis, strengthens immune function, and provides protection against oxidative stress. Their antibacterial and antifungal actions help protect against colds, oral infections, and gastrointestinal disturbances, while also supporting dental health. Long-term use has also been associated with reduced risk of bone density loss.<\/p>\n

Onions are traditionally used in respiratory conditions such as flu, cough, bronchitis, whooping cough, and asthma, where they help loosen lung congestion and improve airway function. They stimulate saliva and digestive secretions, aiding digestion and appetite. Two key compounds\u2014sulphur and quercetin\u2014act as powerful antioxidants, neutralising free radicals and protecting cellular membranes.<\/p>\n

Regular consumption has demonstrated hypoglycaemic effects, supporting blood sugar regulation. Onions are also traditionally valued as a sexual tonic, helping restore vitality, improve reproductive strength, and enhance overall potency. Experimental studies have supported their traditional use in male reproductive health by showing improvements in sperm count and reproductive organ health.<\/p>\n

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Recommended Dosage<\/h2>\n
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    Juice:<\/strong> 10\u201320 ml<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Seeds powder:<\/strong> 2 g<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Contraindications & Safety Information<\/h2>\n

    This herb has no known warnings or contraindications<\/strong> when used as directed.<\/p>\n

    Useful in the Following Conditions<\/h2>\n
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    Condition<\/th>\nCondition<\/th>\nCondition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Amenorrhoea<\/td>\nAngina Pectoris<\/td>\nArteriosclerosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Asthma<\/td>\nBronchitis<\/td>\nCommon Cold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cough<\/td>\nDiabetes Mellitus<\/td>\nErectile Dysfunction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fevers<\/td>\nFlatulence<\/td>\nFlu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    High LDL Cholesterol<\/td>\nHyperlipidaemia<\/td>\nHypertension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lack of Appetite<\/td>\nOedema<\/td>\nOsteoporosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Low Immunity Infections<\/td>\nPharyngitis<\/td>\nPremature Aging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Premature Ejaculation<\/td>\nRheumatism<\/td>\nSeminal Debility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sexual Debility<\/td>\nSpermatorrhoea<\/td>\nThrombosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Whooping Cough<\/td>\nAsthma (Support)<\/td>\nBronchial Congestion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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