Onion and its beneficial properties for the human body

It is difficult to imagine a festive table with a variety of dishes cooked without onions. Perhaps, this vegetable is especially loved by the Slavic people, despite its pungent smell. Onions and its beneficial properties for the human body were probably already known to the ancient Chinese, who even have a separate hieroglyph for its designation. Luke was credited with magical properties and in the Middle Ages, believing that he protects from death from swords or arrows. Even the soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome saw in him a source of uplifting of spirit, strength, courage. Medieval knights were inseparable with onions and during the battle - they as a talisman wore an onion on the chest. What to say about the Cossacks, for which the bow became an attribute of food intake.

Onions, its beneficial properties for the human body, mentioned in ancient works. So, Dioscorides recommended it as a body cleanser, and also as an appetizing stimulant. Even the glorious traveler Cook and his team gathered onions on the islands to prevent the most dangerous disease for the human body - scurvy. If you recall the Slavic huts, then a bunch of onions were always present in the interior. The veneration of this vegetable was shown in the proverb: "Onions are from the seven ailments".

First of all, the onion attracts (and often turns away) a sharp sharp smell - essential oil. It stimulates gastric secretion, which increases the appetite. Onions also contain sugar (6%), salts of phosphorus, calcium, organic acids (citric, malic), sulfur-containing compounds. Among the vitamins lead C (up to 33 mg%) and B (up to 60 mg%), as well as provitamin A, B ₁ , B ₂ . Most of all vitamin C is in the green feathers of onions. Having eaten 100 grams, you will satisfy his daily need of the human body. It improves digestion, improves digestibility of substances. It is known that onions have a disinfecting effect, thanks to their phytoncides. Mineral salts of onion normalize water-salt metabolism in the body.

There are many types of onions that have their useful properties that affect the body. For example, leeks other than the above contains protein, vitamin PP. Its benefit increases during the winter-spring period - with beriberi. Onion is rich in vitamin C in leaves, but also contains salts of phosphorus, copper and vitamin D. Shallot is more sweet due to more sugar - up to 13%. Schnitt-onion, or onion-chop contains several times more vitamins, mineral salts. You should know that it is not suitable for cooking.

Useful properties of onions are manifested in its stimulation of the nervous system, increasing the tone of the human body. It can reduce the cholesterol in the blood, stop the development of atherosclerosis, prevents thrombosis. Onions have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system, reducing the number of atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of blood vessels. With regular use of onions improves sleep.

Many have heard that onions are actively used in the fight against virus epidemics: it helps with colds of the upper respiratory tract, influenza, angina, bronchitis. Apply a remedy prepared from onions and honey, for a diaphoretic, diuretic action. When diseases of the ears a small bulb is baked in the ashes, then together with the oil wrapped in gauze and put into the ear.

Thanks to the bactericidal action, the onion helps to get rid of the worms. The plant is also used in the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy. Onion also helps with constipation, and also with diarrhea.

Onion is baked for the treatment of purulent skin diseases and applied to the problem area. Also, the baked onion helps in the treatment of hemorrhoids, various suppuration, barley. With bruises, apply a pack of bulbs with honey. In folk medicine, not only the core, but also the husks are used. To get rid of calluses, it is soaked in vinegar for two weeks.

Useful onion juice and for hair. They are recommended to lubricate with seborrhea, with hair loss, baldness. From the juice of onion pale freckles, acne is passing. To prevent the appearance of wrinkles on the face, apply a mask of grated onion with honey.

Recently, scientists began to study all sorts of ways to fight cancer. It turned out that onions can be used not only as prevention, but in the early stages it can stop the development of tumors.

So as not to lose the useful properties of onions, it should be eaten as quickly as possible, because after 15 minutes its phytoncide and bactericidal properties decrease sharply. Although both boiled and steamed onions are very useful for the stomach.

Many refuse to use onions because of its unpleasant smell. In this case, there are several tips. Neutralizes the smell of a green twig of parsley, cilantro or dill, as well as a slice of lemon. Also advise to drink milk or kefir, eat cheese. To get rid of the smell, you can drink strong tea with lemon. Helps to eliminate it and nut (walnut, cedar, almond). And you can brush your teeth, and then drink a spoonful of sunflower or olive oil. By the way, it is known that the onion itself, having an unpleasant smell, clears the water from odors.

But not for everyone, a bow can only do good. "Onion grief" it can be for people with kidney and liver diseases, acute diseases of the stomach and intestines, with peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, as well as with pancreatitis, glomerulonephritis. After the active ingredients of onions can cause irritation, increase the acidity of gastric juice. Caution should be used onions for people with a sick heart - it can dramatically increase blood pressure. Also, the essential oil of onions can cause an attack of bronchial asthma.