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Allium

Medical Definition:	A genus of the plant family Liliaceae (sometimes classified as Alliaceae) in the order Liliales. Many produce pungent, often bacteriostatic and physiologically active compounds and are used as food, condiment, and medicament, the latter in traditional medicine.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM
Also Called:	Alliaceae
Previously Indexed:	Garlic (1966-1985),Plants (1966-1985),Vegetables (1966-1985)

Allium Categories.

	Chive - A plant in the genus Allium,similar to ONIONS.
	Garlic - Allium sativum. One of the Liliaceae used as a spice and traditional remedy. It contains allicin, the pungent active ingredient, which may reduce blood cholesterol and inhibit platelet aggregation.
	Onions - Herbaceous biennial plants and their edible bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae.
	Shallots - Mildly aromatic herb in the Allium genus related to ONIONS and garlic used in SPICES.

Allium Medical Definitions and Terms

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