Details of Plants:Allium sativum

Plant details

Family: Alliaceae
Phytochemicals

Ajoene
Allicin
Alliin
Diallyl Sulphate
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Nagaland
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: Roshun
Nagaland: Chiimeria (Angami)
Manipur: Puruntal
Arunachal Pradesh: Losun
Ailments cured

Cough/Cold
Headache
Hypertension
Plant parts used and methods

Bulb: Paste applied topically
Stem: Taken orally
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Rajkumari. R; et al. Ethnobotanical investigation of wild edible and medicinal plants used by the Chiru Tribe of Manipur, India, Pleione 7(1): 167 - 174. 2013.

Kabir et al. A survey of medicinal plants used by the Deb barma clan of the Tripura tribe of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:19, 2014.

Chase. P.E; Singh. O.P. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Angami tribe of Nagaland, India. Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity. (1):29-42, 2013.

Phytochemical References

Phan, A; et al. Phytochemical characteristics and antimicrobial activity of Australian grown garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars. Foods 8.9: 358, 2019.