The efficacy and function of Taibai Allium

Taibai leek is a medicinal material frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine and is often used to treat various diseases. Today I would like to share with you some information about Taibai leek.

[Other names] Wild onion, wild garlic, Taibaishan onion

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Allium tuberosum of the Liliaceae family.

[Original form] Taibai Allium, perennial herb. With rhizomes. The bulb is columnar-conical, solitary or clustered; the outer skin of the bulb is dark brown and broken into a fibrous network. Leaves are basal, often 2 opposite; leaf blades are linear to elliptic-lanceolate in shape, nearly as long as the scape, gradually pointed at the apex, and gradually narrowed at the base into an inconspicuous petiole. The flowers are cylindrical, 10-60cm high. The involucre is 1-2 lobed and persistent; the umbel is spherical and many-flowered; the pedicel is 2-4 times longer than the perianth; there are no bracts; the flowers are purple-red to light red, rarely white; the perianth segments are 6, 3-7mm long, with apex often depressed or obtuse, the inner ones are oblong-lanceolate, narrower and longer than the outer ones, and the outer ones are oblong; the filaments extend out of the perianth, fused at the base and adnate to the perianth, the inner ones are nearly as wide as the perianth, lanceolate-triangular, and the outer ones are narrowly triangular-conical; the ovary has a short stalk, and each locule has 1 ovule. Flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on shady and moist hillsides at an altitude of 2000-4700m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Sweating; dispelling cold; strengthening the stomach; setting bones. Mainly used for colds; headaches and stuffy noses; cold pain in the abdomen; indigestion; fractures from falls

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash with honey for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the above introduction, we can understand the relevant knowledge of Taibai Allium. If we can give full play to the efficacy of Taibai Allium, it can help us solve some physical diseases. Therefore, many people regard it as their own health care choice.