🏺Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Onion (Hasal)
Allium cepa
About Onion (Hasal)
Onion (Hasal) (Allium cepa) is a herb used in the Ancient Egyptian Medicine tradition to help with Cold, Immune Support, High Blood Pressure, and Infection. The bulb is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
The onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Bulb · internal