Diseases, Dose, etc.—This decoction is used as an injection in leucorrhea, piles and as a gargle in sore mouth, etc. Its astringent property is due to the tannic and gallic acid it contains.
ONION. Allium Cepa.
Internally, used for.—Coughs, catarrh, croup, laxative.
Externally, used for.—Poultice for boil, inflammation, earache, etc., raw and roasted and used locally.
Part used.—Bulb. It contains many constituents, such as citrate of lime, allyl sulphide, volatile oils, sulphur.
Gather.—In autumn.
Grows (where).—Native.
Prepared (how).—As a poultice, raw; when boiled volatile oil is cast off.
Diseases, Dose, etc.—Juice mixed with sugar is good for colds, coughs, catarrh, croup, chronic bronchitis. Roasted Spanish onion is good, eaten at bedtime, as a laxative; fried in lard and applied locally it makes a splendid poultice. Roasted in coals it makes a good poultice for earache, toothache, sore throat and sore chest.