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Wild Onion – Jungli pyaz – Urginea Indica
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Worldwide names of Wild Onion
Hindi:- Jungli pyaj , Kandri, Kandra, Putalu, Kolikanda
Sanskrit:- Kolkand, Vanpalandu.
Gujarati:- jungle kando, paankando
Bengali:- kolkaanda, jongli pyaj
English:- Indian Squill, A.Maritima,
Latin:- Urgenea Indica, Drimia Indica.
Other Common names are:-
Jungli pyaz, Drimia indica, ban piaz, jangli piaz, kanda, jangli-piaz, jangli-piyaz, janglikanda, katterumai , kattirulli, kattu venkayam, kattulli, janglipiyaz, kande, koli-kanda, safed-kando, kaadu bellulli, naayiulli, seeme nari eerulli, shiru naarangadde, kaadu bili eerulli, kola kanda, naayi ullaa gaddi, nari eerulli, aansale-hindi, aansalehindi, basalelfar, basalelundal, baslul-barre-hindi, baslul-fare-hindi, baslulfarehindi, isqile-hindi, isqilehindi, janglipiaaj, kanthanga, kattulli, hal-kamdo, jangli-kanda, kolkanda, ranachakanda, ranachakande, rankaandaa, rankanda, piyaze-dashtie-hindi, piyaze-dastie-hindi, piyaze-moshe-hindi, piyazedashtiehindi, piyazemoshehindi, kakunarakavulli, karunarakam, karuvulli, kattullikkilanku, kattuvelvenkayam, asmantaka, kolakanda, krimighna, panjala, patalu, putakanda, putalu, suputa, vana-palandam, vanapalandam, vanapalandu, vasrapanjala, acukkayam, cevakam , cevakan, cevukan, ciruvenkayam, kaattu vengayam, kattuvengayam, kattuvenkayam, kirincanam , nari-vengayam, narivengayam, narivenkayam , narivenkayam, narivenkayam, nayulli, nir venkayam, peyanulli, peyanullicceti, peyppariti, peypparitiyulli, peyulli, peyvenkayam, peyvenkayam, adavi-tellagada, adavithellagadda, kaazagadda, nakka-vulli-gadda, nakkavalligadda isqeel, janglipiyaz, JANGLIPYAZ, jangli-piyaz, indian squill, jangli-piyaz, janglikanda, janglipiyaz, kanda, adavi-irulli, bheemana ulli, dodda kaadu bellulli, kande, koli-kanda, safed-kando, jangli-piaz ; adavi-irulli, kaadu bellulli, bheemana ulli, dodda kaadu bellulli, kaadu bili eerulli,; kanthanga, kattulli.kolkanda, jangli-kanda, janglipyajha, ranachakande, rankanda, janglipyaaz ranachakanda, rankaandaa, kolkaandaa, hal-kamdo ; bagomundipyaz, jungle pyaj. Basullafar-e-hindi, Piyaz sahrai, Pyaz e dast e hindi, Unsule hindi, Vanpayaz, kola kanda, naayi ullaa gaddi, nari eerulli, janglipyaaz, janglipyajha, kolkaandaa,
Worldwide there are almost near to 100 types of species available. Urginea Indica is a good source of scillarin. This is an ancient medicinal herb as mentioned in Ebers papyrus and is still cultivation is going on for medicinal purposes in Egypt and other countries. For cultivation, It required drain free, stony, or sandy soil with good sunlight. Its seeds are sown when the temperature is near to 13-18*C and harvesting is done in late Autumn. After harvesting its bulbs are dried for use in infusions like squill vinegar, tinctures, and liquid extracts.
Properties:- It is bitter and as named wild onion so many species of this are poisonous. It has the best expectorant effects, best scalp tonic, and stimulates the heart. It has anti-cancer properties.
Uses of Wild Onion:-
1:- Internally it is used for whooping cough.
2:- it proves beneficial in Asthma.
3:- It helps to control irregular menstruation.
4:-As it has a diuretic effect so due to this it increase urination.
5:- It is helpful in nose diseases.
6:-Externally wild onion is used for seborrhoea, dandruff, and other scalp related problems.
7:- Its extracts are added in various hair tonics, and cough syrups.
How to take wild Squill:–
1:- Its root paste can be applied directly to the skin for skin diseases.
2:- its dry bulb powder can be taken ¼ to ½ spoon once a day
3:- Its decoction can be with honey once/twice a day.
Take care before use:-
Taking in higher quantity is poisonous and will affect adversary, so before consuming this compulsory to take Ayurveda doctor advice.
