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Thursday, 12 September 2013

Allium ascalonicum Linn.

Family-  Liliaceae; Alliaceae.
Habitat-  Native to Palestine;cultivated in India.
English-  Shellot.
Ayurvedic-  Grnjana.
Unani  Gandanaa, Ek-daanaa Lehsun, Ek-potia Lehsum. (Also equated with Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.)
Action-  Anticoagulant, fibrinolytic,hypocholesterolaemic.The aqueous extract of the bulbs contains mainly fructose (50%), besides glucose, arabinose, galactose,mannose, rhamnose, glucosamine and uronic acid. It also contains lysine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid. It shows significant activity against P-388 lymphocytic
leukaemia in mice.In experiments on rabbits, the alcoholic extracts of the bulb showed significant anticoagulant, fibrinolytic and hypocholesterolaemic properties.

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