Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | CHUK-HOM |
|---|---|---|
| Other names | Hom-kaeng, Hom-daeng, Hom-thai, Hom-lek, Hom-hua, Hom-bua | |
| English name | Shallot | |
| Original plant name | Allium ascalonicum Linn., Shallot | |
| Family name | Liliaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | leaf |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Thailand, Bangkok | |
| Collection date | Dec, 1972 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| Identifier | Nijsiri Ruangrungsi | |
| TMPW No. | 13530 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Thai name, English name | Hom, Shallot | ||
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| Original plant name | Allium ascalonicum Linn. | |||
| Family name | Liliaceae | |||
| Used part | Bulb (scale leaf) | |||
| Distribution area | Indigenous to Palestine, cultivated in Asia Minor, India, Southeast Asia. | |||
| Frequency in use | Abundant. | |||
| Traditional usage | - Leaf: used for cold, running nose, fever and eye diseases. - Bulb: spicy, antipyretic, tonic, expectorant, flatulent; digestive, hair tonic; relieves ocular pain and watery eyes. | |||
| Drug effect | Febrifuge. Mashed with rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L. and borneol crystal, then applied on the forehead of children for 1 hour for febrifuge. Seasoning in pickles and salads. | |||
| Chemical constituent | Carbohydrate; protein; fat; fiber; calcium; iron; vitamin A; vitamin C; sulphide compounds; flavonoid as quercetin, quercetin 4'-gluco side; quercetin 7,4'-diglucoside; quercetin 3,4'-diglucoside; quercetin 7- glucoside; quercetin mono-D- glucose; isorhamnetin; isorhamnetin 4',3-diglucoside; alkaloid; cardiac glycoside; saponin as ascalonicoside A1; ascalonicoside A2 and ascalonicoside B; Ascalin (peptide); lectin (A. ascalonicum agglutinin, AAA). | |||
| Pharmacological effect | Antioxidant; inhibiting lipid oxidation; antibacterial; antifungal; inhibiting proliferation of HepG(2) and Caco-2 cells; inhibiting five strain of Helicobacter pylori (ATCC 24376, UCH 97001, UCH 97009, UCH 98026 and UCH 99039; haematological/hematological effect (decreasing parameters relating to red cell, increasing parameters relating to white cells, decreasing total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and no effect on triglyceride levels); ascalin showed anti-fungal and inhibiting HIV-1 reverse transcriptase; lipid-lowering-effect; antileukemia. | |||
| Medical system | Thai medicine | |||
| Preparations | Crushed fresh bulbs | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | The Forest Herbarium of the Royal Forest Department: Thai Plant Names Tem Smitinand, Revised Edition 2001. Prachachon Co.Ltd., Bangkok. p 23. Wuttidhamvate W.: Saranukrom Samunplai, 1997. Odian Store Press, Bangkok. p 486. Hutton W. Tropical Herbs & Spices of Thailand. Inglis K, editor. 1998. Asia Book Co., Ltd. Bangkok. p 26. | ||
| Research paper | 1. (PMID: 16500553) 2. (PMID: 16121720) 3. (PMID: 15506817) 4. (PMID: 15173992) 5. (PMID: 12236699) 6. (PMID: 15158989) 7. (PMID: 12126728) 8. (PMID: 8215447) 9. (PMID: 44616) 10. (PMID: 2809447) 11. (PMID: 4688775) | |||
| Last renewal date | 2022/06/09 | |||