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BASAL
Part Used : Seeds
The drug Basal consists of dried seeds of Allium cepa L. (Liliaceae); a biennial herb, cultivated throughout India for its leaves and bulbs; used as vegetable. It flowers during February to March.
Temperament: Hot, Dry
Action(s): Detergent (Jali), Roughness producing irritant (Mukharrish), Stimulant (Moharrik)
Theraputic Use(s): Alopecia areata (Daa-us-Salab), Melasma/Chloasma (Kalaf), Pityriasis alba (Bahaq), Sexual debility (Zof-e-Bah), Neurasthenia (Zof- e-Asab)
Dose: 2 g.
Important Formulation(s): Habbe-e-Khabsul Fladid, Laboob-e- Sagheer. Laboob-e-Kabir