Cepa, Onion
Piyaz (Unani)
Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485
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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
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Two varieties of Onion
Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586
Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586
Left: A. oleraceum, Right: A. cepa
Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886
Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886
Botanical name:
Allium cepa
Various related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum and others
Parts used:
Bulb; mostly the Seeds
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
opens, cuts, cleanses
Classifications:
2A. APERIENT 2C INCIDERS 2G. CLEANSING 2K. RESOLVENT 2M. DRAWING 2U. SUPPURATIVES
3E. DIURETIC 3J. INCREASE SEMEN 3K. EXPECTORANT 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE
4e. STOMACHIC
N. Yang Tonics P. Clear Phlegm
Allium cepa
Various related species are used similarly: Spring Onion: A. fistulosum; Chinese Onion: A. macrostemon, A. oleraceum and others
Parts used:
Bulb; mostly the Seeds
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
opens, cuts, cleanses
Classifications:
2A. APERIENT 2C INCIDERS 2G. CLEANSING 2K. RESOLVENT 2M. DRAWING 2U. SUPPURATIVES
3E. DIURETIC 3J. INCREASE SEMEN 3K. EXPECTORANT 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE
4e. STOMACHIC
N. Yang Tonics P. Clear Phlegm
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Uses:
1. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-clear Cold-Phlegm from the Lungs (juice boiled with Honey)
-Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma
2. Warms the Kidneys, Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Dysuria, obstructed Urine, Edema
-1 oz. of the juice in Wine ‘gives immediate ease in the Stone, and at length dissolves it, and brings it away’. (Salmon)
-beneficial for Diabetes
-seeds are used in Kidney Yang tonics; Aphrodisiac, for Impotence
3. Moves the Blood:
-promotes Menstruation: Amenorrhea from cold
-Chest Pain, Angina Pectoris
4. Kills Worms (in infusion)
5. Externally:
-externally to ripen and break Abscesses and Boils (roasted or boil and applied)
-also applied to Burns (beaten with Salt and applied)
-Hemorrhoids.
-fried and applied to the Bladder area, they promote Urine
-the juice as an Errhine draws phlegm from the Head
-applied to Rabid Dogs bites (with Rue, Salt and Honey)
-juice (with Pennyroyal juice) applied helps Gout and Sciatica
-juice applied helps the Hair to grow
Dose:
Seed in Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Juice: 20–40mls.
Seed in Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Juice: 20–40mls.
Main Combinations:
1. To warm the Kidneys in Impotence, Onion seed, ... available in PRO version
2. Lower Back pain from Cold and Weak Kidneys (Kidney Yang deficiency), Onion seed with ... available in PRO version
3. Obstructed Urine, boil Onion and ... available in PRO version
4. Worms, Cut an onion small, ... available in PRO version
5. Trauma and Bruising, Onion juice mixed ... available in PRO version
6. Bruised nails, beat Onion and ... available in PRO version
7. Ear ache, boil Onion in ... available in PRO version
8. To promote Hair growth, boil Onion in ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, for Venery, and Defect of Semen (Nicholas)
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Cautions:
1. Raw, they are not for Choleric (Hot) Bodies and are hurtful to the head and eyes.
Main Preparations used:
1. Raw, they are not for Choleric (Hot) Bodies and are hurtful to the head and eyes.
Main Preparations used: