The Alliaceae or onion family was once included in the monocot family Liliaceae, but is now recognized by many as a separate plant family. The family includes herbaceous (nonwoody) monocot plants that are generally perennial but not evergreen. Most are...

Alliaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants. They are monocots, part of order Asparagales. The family has been widely but not universally recognised; in the past, the plants involved were often treated as belonging to the family...

Summary Petiveria alliacea L (Phytolaccaceae) is a perennial bush plant that grows widely in Brazil. The roots and leaves of P. alliacea have been used in folk medicine for their antispasmodic, sedative, diuretic and antihelminthic actions. We recently described the anti-inflammatory properties...

SUMMARY Several natural products present in plant extracts have been evaluated for their effectiveness as insecticides. Petiveria alliacea (Phytolaccaceae) is a perennial herb whose distribution includes tropical areas of Mexico and Central America, as well as other regions. Its properties as insecticide...