Shallot

Shallot

(Tang materia medica)

[synonyms] frozen green onion (Tang materia medica), gourd green onion (sun Zhenren's food taboo), winter green onion (Shu materia medica), Huihui green onion (Yinshan Zhengzheng), garlic green onion (compendium), sub green onion (Chinese vegetable cultivation).

[source] the bulb of Allium fistulosum, a Liliaceae plant.

[plant morphology] Allium fistulosum

Perennial perennial herbs. The bulb is slender, spindle or round, covered with reddish brown or copper red bulb skin. Winter leaves, withered in summer, leaves cylindrical. Slender, up to 30 cm long, apex pointed, green, soft. The stem is hollow, the umbel is terminal, the involucre is membranous; the perianth is 6 pieces; the stamen is 6 pieces; the ovary is superior, rarely bearing fruit. Capsule. The seeds are black. The flowering period is from March to April.

It is cultivated in the middle and south of China.

The seeds of this plant (Allium fistulosum L.) are also used for medicinal purposes.

[collection] harvest from March to May.

[chemical constituents] quercetin, spirulin, quercetin-3,4 "- diglucoside and quercetin-7,4" - diglucoside were found in the outer membrane scale of corm. The total content of quercetin-7,4 "- diglucoside was 20%. The more the corm moved towards the center, the less the content of flavonoids was (about 1%). The root does not contain flavonoids. When fresh, it contains spiraetin and quercetin-3,4 '- diglucoside, the total content is about 1%.

[flavor] pungent, warm.

① Kaibao materia medica: "it tastes spicy. "

② "Compendium": "pungent, warm, non-toxic. "

[function indications] warm the middle and lower the Qi. Treatment of edema, fullness, swelling and poison.

① "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "it is mainly used to eliminate grain and food, benefit five internal organs and lack Qi. "

② Shu materia medica: "cure swelling and poison. "

③ "Kaibao materia medica:" Wenzhong Xiaogu, Xiaqi kill insects. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, fresh 0.5-1 Liang. External use: tamping.

[taboo] 1. Herbal medicine for dietotherapy: "if you take it for a long time, it will make you forget more and cause chronic diseases. He was also suffering from bad breath. He could not eat his teeth. It also damages the Qi of the blood vessels and damages the spirit by eating more food. This is fumigation. "

② "Kaibao Materia Medica" says: "the damage to the eyes is clear. "

[selected formula] it is used to treat the swelling of the body and face, abdominal distension, adverse urination, and a little short breath: a liter of adzuki bean, ten stems of scallion, and one or two stones. Five liters of water, and onion with boiling, so that beans cooked, waiting for water to dry, in the sand basin into Xiaoshi, such as paste research. Empty every day. Half a spoonful of warm wine. (Sheng Hui Fang)