Onions are excellent in salads and fried as a side dish, but many people do not miss them as a natural remedy that must not be missing in any household. Onions are an extremely versatile natural remedy, containing many antiseptic and antibiotic substances due to their high sulphur content. These help the body fight free radicals that cause chronic diseases such as cancer. Onions boost immunity, stop vomiting, cure respiratory diseases and help treat diabetes, heart problems, lower cholesterol and arthritis. Onions have been used by Native Americans to treat colds and flu. Even the World Health Organization considers onions to be beneficial to health and recognizes that they relieve respiratory infections, bronchitis, coughs and constipation.
What can I use onions for and how?
Cough
Peel the onion and cut in half, put a tablespoon of brown sugar on each part and cover for an hour, the onion will release its juice and a syrup will be formed. To get rid of cough, drink this syrup by spoonfuls at least twice a day. The sulphur in onions has antibacterial properties that kill the germs that cause cough.
The sulphur contained in onions also acts as a detoxifying agent that releases toxins from the body. Its anti-inflammatory properties reduce the pain and inflammation that occurs with coughing.
Fighting hair loss
Boil some water with onions and use this liquid to rinse your hair before using shampoo. This will help you fight hair loss. The antimicrobial properties will stop the formation of dandruff, while the antioxidants will not only prevent hair loss, but will promote the growth of thicker and stronger hair.
Release of thoracic congestion
Crush the onion, add the coconut oil and make a paste of the mixture. Rub the paste on your chest and cover it with a towel. Onions act as a natural antibiotic and strengthen the immune system. The vapours that onion secretes also act as an expectorant, which loosens the mucus in the chest that causes cough.
Calming a child with colic
To calm a baby with colic, give him a teaspoon of onion tea every hour until he calms down. Onions have properties that relax the muscles, strengthen the stomach and regulate digestion. Boil chopped yellow onions in a small amount of water and allow them to cool before straining.
Soothing insect bites
Place a piece of onion or apply some fresh onion juice to the site of the insect sting to soothe it. The anti-inflammatory properties of onions will reduce inflammation and the uncomfortable itching sensation.
Ear infections
Put the chopped onions in a thin sock and tie. Place the sock over the ear and hold it in place with the cap. Leave it on until the pain subsides.
Incisional wounds
Apply the sliced onion to the cut wound. It will act as an antiseptic agent that will quickly stop bleeding. The antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties will help heal the wound, while the antimicrobial properties will prevent infection.
Soothing a sore throat
Make a decoction of onion skins. Drink a little and gargle. If the taste is unbearable, you can add a little lemon and honey. The anti-inflammatory properties of onions reduce pain and inflammation in the throat.
Vomiting
Grate the onion and squeeze in a cloth or other thin cloth to collect the onion juice. Brew some mint tea and let it cool. Drink two teaspoons of onion juice and wait five minutes. Then drink two teaspoons of mint tea. Repeat this until you stop vomiting.
Air purification
Onions clean the air by sucking and absorbing bacteria and viruses from the air.
Treatment of sun or minor burns
Rub fresh onions gently on the burn to prevent infection. Sulfur compounds rapidly accelerate skin regeneration and reduce burning and redness.
Fever
Cut a few thin slices of onion. Apply some coconut oil to the bottom of your feet and apply thin slices to the arch of each foot. Wrap your feet in plastic wrap and cover with a sock. The onion will draw toxins, bacteria and disease out of your body overnight.
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