Onion ( Allium cepa ) – Ethnomedicinal and therapeutic properties
@inproceedings{Gupta2014OnionA, title={Onion ( Allium cepa ) – Ethnomedicinal and therapeutic properties}, author={Nidhi Gupta}, year={2014} }
Onion is one of the civilization’s oldest medicines and is described as the dynamite of natural foods. In the current day scenario, herbal medicines have gained global significance with both medicinal and cost-effective implications. Thus, scientific appraisal has turned out to be a prerequisite for recognition of physical fitness in nature. An exceptionally strong antioxidant, onion is the richest source of numerous compounds occupying the second position as an imperative vegetable grown and…
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