Every housewife has a bow in the kitchen. This is not only a useful product, but also a real medicine that can prevent many diseases or help in their treatment.
In fact, there are more diseases in which onions help, but we will talk about how traditional medicine uses it to treat and prevent 7 common diseases.
1. Onion from flu and cold
The phytoncides secreted by onions are capable of suppressing many pathogenic microorganisms, and this property makes the plant extremely popular during flu epidemics or mass colds.
- Onion inhalations
Perhaps the simplest recipe. Chop (preferably on a grater) 1-2 onions (depending on the size), after which the patient, bent over the container with onions, is covered with a large towel or a folded sheet. It is recommended to inhale the released volatile substances for 10 minutes, repeating the procedures 2-3 times a day until recovery. Onion inhalation is also used for the treatment of angina pectoris.
You can slightly change the procedure by pouring chopped onions with boiling water and inhaling the rising steam.
- Onion syrup
Fill 1/2 bottle with chopped onion, cover with sugar, shake well to mix, and put in a warm place for 5-7 days. Strain the resulting syrup. Take 4-5 times a day for 1 tablespoon. This remedy is considered effective not only for colds, but also for bronchitis (both acute and chronic).
- Onion on milk
Cut 1 large onion, pour a glass of milk and cook in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat, wrap it up and insist for 1 hour, then strain. Take 1 tablespoon every 2-3 hours.
2. Onions from bronchitis and severe cough
In the treatment of cough, onions are used for both external and internal use in various recipes.
- Onions with honey
Pass 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) of onions through a meat grinder, mix with 400 g (14.1 oz) of sugar and 50 g (1.7 oz) of honey, pour 1 liter of water, mix well again, bring to a boil and cook on low heat for 3 hours. Cool, store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day or 1 tablespoon 5-6 times a day half an hour before meals.
This means that there is another option — the cooking technology is the same, but the ingredients are slightly different: 250 g (8.8 oz) of finely chopped onions, 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of honey, pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Next — just as in the previous recipe, cook on low heat for 3 hours, cool. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
- Onion ointment on goose fat
Grate the onion on a fine grater and mix it with fresh goose fat in a ratio of 1:1. Mix thoroughly. At night, rub the resulting mixture into the chest area, and then wrap it well with a woolen handkerchief. Repeat the procedure until it is completely cured.
3. Bow from a sore throat
In addition to the onion inhalations described above, it is recommended to use fresh onion juice for angina pectoris. Use pure juice or a mixture of liquid honey (1:1). Take 1 tablespoon (it is recommended to dissolve, not swallow immediately) 3-4 times a day half an hour before meals.
4. Onions from degenerative disc disease and sciatica
A mixture of finely chopped onion and black radish, taken in equal parts, will help relieve the pain. It is better to use this remedy in the evening before going to bed. Spread the cooked gruel evenly over a piece of cloth (preferably linen), put it on the sore spot and wrap it well. Hold it until you feel a strong burning sensation, then remove it.
It is useful for these diseases to take onion juice with honey in a ratio of 1: 1. Drink it in courses: for a month 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon half an hour before meals, then a week break – and you can repeat.
5. Onions from boils and boils
The anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, wound-healing properties of onions allow it to be used in the treatment of purulent wounds, abscesses, boils, as well as fresh burns and frostbite (onions reduce pain, stop the inflammatory process).
- Baked onion
Boil a medium-sized onion in the oven, cut it, put it on a boil and tie it up. Change the dressing daily, repeating the procedure until the boil opens.
Similarly, you can use a gruel of fresh onions wrapped in gauze or a thin cloth — this remedy reduces pain, helps to clear the wound of pus and promotes healing.
- Ointment with onions
Mix the interior pork fat (unsalted), onion juices and aloe, pine resin, honey, wax and soap taken in equal parts. Heat in a water bath with constant stirring until a homogeneous mass is formed. A warm ointment is applied to gauze or a small piece of cloth and the boil is bandaged, changing the bandage 1-2 times a day.
6. Bow of worms
As an anthelmintic, an aqueous infusion or an alcoholic tincture of onions is usually used. However, you can achieve the effect even if you just eat 1/4-1/2 of a small onion on an empty stomach in the morning for 3-4 days.
- Water infusion of onions
In the evening, chop a medium-sized onion, pour it with 1 cup of warm boiled water, close the container and insist until morning in a cool place, then strain. Take 0.5 cups of the infusion on an empty stomach in the morning and evening for 3-4 days.
- Alcohol tincture of onions
Fill the bottle with 1/2 chopped onion, pour high-quality vodka, seal it. Insist in a dark, warm place for 10 days, strain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 2 times a day half an hour before meals.
7. Onion from herpes
Hardly anyone is not familiar with the “cold” on the lips – painful, unpleasant, ugly. And evidence, including a weakened immune system – especially if the rash appears frequently. The bow will come to the rescue here too.
At the first signs of the appearance of characteristic bubbles, lubricate the affected area of the skin with fresh onion juice (repeat several times a day). At the same time, onion juice should be taken orally: 2-3 tablespoons 3 times a day an hour after meals for 1 week. You can also drink juice according to this scheme for preventive purposes – 1 week every spring and autumn.
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