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Botanical Name |
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Allium chinense G. Don |
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Rakkyo, Chinese scallion, Japanese scallion |
Synonym(s) |
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Allium bakeri Regel, Allium schoenoprasum auct. non L. |
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Alliaceae |
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General Info
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A biennial herb, growing up to 60 cm in height. Bulb is ellipsoid, up to 4 cm x 1.5 cm. Leaves are 3-4(-5), D-shaped or nearly triangular in transverse section, 3-5-ridged. Scape is terete and solid. Inflorescence with up to 30 flowers, without bulbils. Flowers with purplish tepals, stamens and style much longer than tepals. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent, carminative and expectorant (whole plant). |
Pharmacology
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Used in the prevention of thrombosis, heart failures and also reduces blood cholesterol levels (bulb); in the treatment of stuffiness sensation and pain in the chest, angina pectoris, pleurisy, bronchitis, diarrhoea, tenesmus in cases of dysentery, fever, stomach-ache and eye infections (whole plant). |
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