Allium sativum Lahsun Garlic Lasuna Lasan Velathulli

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Allium sativum
Scientific Name and Description
Allium sativum L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English garlic, poor-mans-treacle
Hindi lahasun, lahsan, lahsun, lasan, lassun, lasun, lehann
Kannada belluli, bellulli, jawari gadde
Malayalam vellulli
Marathi lasoon, lasun, lasunas
Sanskrit arishtha, bhutabhna, bhutagna, dirghapatraka, grinjana, grnjana, hana, katukanda, lashuna, lasuna, lasunah, maha-ushadha, mahakanda, mahausa, mahusudha, mlecchakanda, mlecha-gandha, rahuchhishta, rahutsrishta, rasona, rasonah, rasonaka, rasonam, ugragandha, ulli, vatari, yavanasta, yavaneshta, yavanesta
Tamil acanam , acanapanni, acanapputu, accanam,acunam,acunan, acunapputu, acuram, amirtai,araconam, araipavanati, arakacam, arakacappuntu, arital, arittam, arittampokki, arittampokkipputu, attankal, cavukkiriya, cavukkiriyacceti, cocanam, cocanapputu, corutca, cunakam, cunakapputu, cunam, eripuntu, ilacunam, ilacunam, iletitacceti, iletitam, iracanai, iracanam, iracanappuntu, iraconakam, iraconam, iraconopi, iracunam, irecan, irecani, irecapputu, kalinkam, kantakam, kantam,katukantam, kautatam, kayam, kirancam, kirancanam2, kulamarccam, kutiraippallan, lacunam, makorakattam, malacanati, matalam, matamatu , matamatupputu, matukiyakentam, mileccakantakam, mileccakantam, nattotarici, nicciyam, paccainirulli, palantu, poondu, pundu, puntu, raconakam, raconam, racunam, racunapputu, tellulli, temekavitayam, tiri, tiripuravanitacceti, tiripuravanitam, uccatai, ukkirakantam, ulli, ulli-poondu, ulli, ulliccuvetam1, ullipoondu, ullippuntu, ullipputu, umiyarpuntu, umiyarputu, vacikaram , vacikarapputu, vacu, vallaipundu, vellai-p-puntu, vellai-poondu, vellaippundu, vellaippuntu, vellaipputu, vellaipundu, vellaipuntu, vellaivenkayam, vellapundu, vellulli, velvankayam, velvenkayam, venkavali, venkaveli, vetpuntu, virutalam, vullay poondoo
Telugu tellagadda, thellagaddalu, thellavayalu, vellipayalu, velluli, vellulli, vellullitellagadda
Tibetan sgog gcig, sgog skya, sgog-skyam
Urdu aghlees, awqariyo saqardeen, lahasan, lahsan, lehsan, lehsun, seer (lahsan)
Philippines Bawang
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Leaves
Bulb
Pod
Ethnopharmacology use

Allium sativum L. Amaryllidaceae Poondu Herb Bulbils Paste Anticholesterol

Allium sativum L.

Habit- Herb

Parts used - Bulb, leaves, rhizome, pod

Application - Enhance conception; weight reduction; dysentery; heat diseases and earache; diabetes; epilepsy; tooth deacy; bronchitis; earache; warts; whooping cough; oral health care; Hyperacidity; respiratorty disorders; increase lactation; bone fracture

Treatment - General

References - Murty and Venkaiah 2010, Parada et al. 2009, Sharma et al. 2013


 

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References

Literature

Literature
Murty and Venkaiah 2010
Parada et al. 2009
Sharma et al. 2013
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Dongmo Nguepi, Mireille S., Ubre S. Itoe, Fred A. Itoe, David Woutouoba Ntieche, Darline Dize, Raoul Kemzeu, Paul A. Noubissi et al. "Persea Americana, Curcuma Longa and Allium Sativum Extracts Exhibit Cercaricidal, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant Activities." South African Journal of Botany 169, (2024): 268-275. Accessed May 7, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.04.024.