Scallion seed

Scallion seed

SemenAllilFistulosi

(British) fistularonionseed

[source] the seeds of Allium fistulosum L.

[plant morphology] perennial herbs, often clustered, with odor throughout the plant. Bulbs oval oblong, white scales. Leaves basal, tubular, 30-50cm long, 1-2cm in diameter, apex pointed, with obvious longitudinal stripes. The stem is hollow, 30-50cm high, the umbel is nearly spherical, the involucre is membranous, the perianth is 6, white, ovate lanceolate, arranged in 2 rings, the stamen is 6, the filament is slender, the ovary is superior, 3-locular. Capsule triangular, ventral dehiscent. Seed 6, black. The flowering period is from June to September and the fruiting period is from July to October.

He was born in the field. It is produced all over the country, especially in Shandong.

[picking] when the fruit is ripe in summer and autumn, the fruit sequence is picked, dried in the sun, and the seeds are rubbed out to remove impurities.

[character] the seed is triangular oblate ovate, with 1-2 edges, 3-4mm in length and 2-3mm in width. The surface is black, smooth or occasionally with sparse wrinkles, and the concave surface is smooth. There are two protuberances on the base, the shorter protuberance is gray brown or gray white at the top, which is the hilum; the longer protuberance is the micropyle at the top. It is light and hard. It tastes like scallion.

[chemical composition] it contains s-propeny1-1-einesulfoxide

Warm in nature and pungent in taste.

[indications] tonifying kidney and improving eyesight. For kidney deficiency, impotence, dizziness.