Onion (Allium cepa) is an important medicinal herb apart from its culinary uses. It has wide array of uses in ethnoveterinary medicine since long time. The study was conducted to review, document and validate the ethno-veterinary practices in which onion is a dominant constituent. The validation of the ethno-veterinary practices was done with 30 experts from the relevant scientific field. The responses of experts for validation were taken on a three-point validity continuum. Among the 58 combinations of ingredients, 27.58% scored above 120 and 55.17% were scored ranging 100 to 120 out of 150, showing their wider applicability and validity in ethno-veterinary practices. The results showed that onions have a wide array of uses in ethno-veterinary practices, ranging from treating gastro-intestinal problems like tympany, indigestion and bloat to proven insecticidal anti-parasitic, repellant and antiseptic actions with different dosage and formulations. Onion is effective on various diseases due to unique combination of different compounds including fructans, flavonoids and organosulfur compounds. Validated practices of onion in ethno-veterinary medicine may be useful particularly among poor or remote livestock rearers who can neither afford nor may access expensive or distant conventional healthcare options.

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洋葱 (Allium cepa L.) 的民族兽医学实践验证

洋葱 (Allium cepa) 除了烹饪用途外，还是一种重要的药草。长期以来，它在民族兽医学中具有广泛的用途。该研究旨在审查、记录和验证以洋葱为主要成分的民族兽医实践。民族兽医实践的验证由来自相关科学领域的 30 位专家完成。专家对验证的回应是在三点有效性连续体上进行的。在 58 种成分组合中，27.58% 的分数高于 120，55.17% 的分数在 100 到 120 之间（满分 150 分），表明它们在民族兽医实践中具有更广泛的适用性和有效性。结果表明，洋葱在民族兽医实践中具有广泛的用途，从治疗肠胃问题，如鼓膜，消化不良和腹胀，以证明具有不同剂量和配方的杀虫抗寄生虫、驱虫和防腐作用。由于不同化合物（包括果聚糖、黄酮类化合物和有机硫化合物）的独特组合，洋葱对各种疾病都有效。洋葱在民族兽医学中的经过验证的做法可能对贫穷或偏远的牲畜饲养者特别有用，他们既负担不起，也无法获得昂贵或遥远的传统医疗保健选择。