🔱Siddha Medicine
Shallot (Chinna Vengayam)
Allium cepa
About Shallot (Chinna Vengayam)
Shallot (Chinna Vengayam) (Allium cepa) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Cold, Immune Support, Cholesterol, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
The onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both