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Sea Onion

Submitted by admin on 16 September 2025
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Scientific name
Urginea Indica
English Name
Sea Onion
Malayalam name
കാട്ടു ഉളളി,നരിവെങ്കായം
Common name
Wild Onion

Description

  1. Habit : Herb
  2. Habitat :  found in dry, rocky and barren regions
  3. Leaves : long, typically 15 to 30 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm broad, ovate at apex
  4. Flowers : are bell-shaped, white or orange, appear in spring, from a leafless stem, up to 50 cm long
  5. Stem : slender,grooved and hairy
  6. Tuber : small like lemon. It bears flowers in summer and fruits in rainy season.
How to use
  • Heel pain : Fresh onion Wild onion heated till it becomes soft and pressed with the affected heel repeat this till the bulb becomes cold.
  • The rhizome of plant is ground into a paste and applied externally to treat skin diseases and localised swelling.
     
Uses

cardiotonic, treatment of cough problems, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.
 

Parts used
Rhizomes
Conservation

Propagation & Cultivation