A review on phytochemical, pharmacological attributes and therapeutic uses of Allium hookeri

•Allium hookeri is one of the most popular functional foods used in the North Eastern Region of India.•Organosulphur compounds are the major bioactive constituent of this plant.•The phytochemical constituents of A. hookeri have been classified.•A. hookeri exhibits a broad range of biological activities including anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer, anti-fungal, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory.•Despite of an array of phytochemical constituents in the plant, very few compounds have been isolated, purified and tested to show their associations with reported beneficial medicinal effects.