Abstract

A review on medicinal herb: Allium Cepa.

Author(s): M.Manasa, S.Manoj Kumar, Meena Vangalapati

Herbal medicines have gained global importance with both medicinal and economic implications these days. The scientific assessment has become a prerequisite for acceptance of health claims. Onion (Allium cepa ) a member of genusAllium, is the secondmost important horticulture crop all over the world. It is used as important source of phytoconstituents and food flavor. Allium cepa is one of the richest source of flavonoids and organosulphur compounds. Wide spectrum of biological activities makes A.cepa a potential therapeutic agent.