Abstract

Shallot is a horticultural commodity belonging to spice vegetables. Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) is a perennial crop which is grown as an annual for its cluster of small cloves and bulbs. Persian shallot also is native and endemic of Iran and grows as a wild plant across Zagross mountains at high elevations. Shallot is an important source of carbohydrate, vitamin A, B, and C. Phenolic compound in Shallot consist of gallic acid, apigenin, eriodictyol, quercetin, isoquercetin, rutin, kaempferol, catechin and tannic acid. The most important health benefits of shallots are reduction of cancer risk, improve heart health, aid detoxification, help control diabetes, improve brain health, help to fight obesity and treat allergies, boost bone health, maintain vision health, boost immunity, improve skin health, increase abdominal health and keep hair healthy. The dominants medicinal properties of Persian shallot is it antibiotic, hypolipidemic, anticancer, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, kidney protective and hepatoprotective properties. This review article allowed verifying shallots as sources of compounds with valuable nutritional and bioactive properties with great ability for incorporation into foods with functional properties. Also, treatment with natural herbal medicine like shallot as non-synthetic drug is recommended. Key words: Medicinal properties, nutritive components, shallot.

Highlights

  • Both natural products and traditional medicines have great importance (Shahrajabian et al, 2019a, b, c; Sun et al, 2019)

  • Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) is a perennial crop which is grown as an annual for its cluster of small cloves and bulbs

  • Treatment with natural herbal medicine like shallot as non -synthetic drug is recommended

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Summary

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

The insight and survey on medicinal properties and nutritive components of Shallot. Shallot is an important source of carbohydrate, vitamin A, B, and C. The most important health benefits of shallots are reduction of cancer risk, improve heart health, aid detoxification, help control diabetes, improve brain health, help to fight obesity and treat allergies, boost bone health, maintain vision health, boost immunity, improve skin health, increase abdominal health and keep hair healthy. The dominants medicinal properties of Persian shallot is it antibiotic, hypolipidemic, anticancer, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, kidney protective and hepatoprotective propertie s. Thi s review article allowed verifying shallots a s source s of compound s with valuable nutritional and bioactive properties with great ability for incorporation into foods with functional properties. Treatment with natural herbal medicine like shallot as non -synthetic drug is recommended

INTRODUCTION
Shallot is one of the most important vegetable crops in
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND HEALTH BENEFITS
Vitamin C
Hepatoprotective properties
Keep Hair healthy
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