Abstract
Human has always found nature as its good mate. Human beings have always used herbal/ayurvedic remedies in the treatment of their several diseases with very less side effect. Allium species are one of the herbs whose parts like roots, leaves, stems and also juices is very useful for curing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, reducing blood sugar, baldness, gastric ulcer, colic diseases, oxidative study (Khan, May 2017). Consumption of Allium vegetables indicated decreased cancer risk, particularly gastrointestinal tract cancers as reported by epidemiological studies; though of limited asses. Mechanistic studies give the major supporting evidence of cancer preventive effect of Allium vegetables. The studies highlight mechanism of compounds having sulfur, extracts of onion, various preparations and their lower activation of carcinogens, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antibacterial and oxidoreduction modification. Onion is also seen as reducing obesity and thus reducing the risk of cancer associated with potential obesity. Onion can be used as an obesity reducing agent by acting on the low-density cholesterol and increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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