Onions are a source of vitamins


"... sits the grandfather, he is dressed in one hundred fur coats, who undresses him - he sheds tears ..." Guess, what am I talking about? That's right, it's about onions, onions are a source of vitamins ! Onion is a biennial cultivated plant from the family Alliaceae. Scientists distinguish 400 species of onion plants, among which 220 species are vegetable plants, both wild and cultural species are distinguished. A plant with a large oblate-globose bulb, covered with reddish, white or purple shells. Leaves are arched, hollow; the stem is thick, up to 1 m in height. Flowers unattractive, on long pedicels, collected in spherical umbrellas. Fruiting in August - September.

We are all hostages of the kitchen, and grabbing the knife, we fight with all evil, and having defeated it, we solemnly throw it into the cauldron with boiling water. In the circle of evil enters and the onion, it makes us shed tears during the bout, which is a dishonest course, and from this we lose grip, and become slightly weaker. BUT! But it turns out, scientists have confirmed that the elements that cause us tears when cleaning and cutting onions, have a beneficial effect on our body, namely, it fights against cancer cells. So, evil turns into good. You can avoid tears if you cut a bow with a wet knife, or put water in your mouth. And that only we do not come up with, that would avoid the inconvenience in the kitchen. And the positive in onion is not only this property.

Bulbs contain essential oils, which contain a disulphide C 6 H 12 S 2 , sugar, fructose including sucrose, maltose, inulin, vitamins C, B, provitamin A, flavonoid quercetin. Also onions contain iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, fluorine, phosphorus and sulfur. And it is because of the sulfur that the onion so abominably smells. Juice of onions is considered an antibiotic, which protects us from all sorts of SARS and flu. Onions also activate the metabolism, but it is not necessary to overeat the onions, because you yourself know what smell from the mouth will go. And what to avoid a smell from a mouth zazhuyte after a onion a parsley, and then all will pass or take place, and still that for certain, clean a mouth a tooth-brush and paste, and then, that it is exact, zvudite a cud with mint taste. And that would get rid of the smell of onion from the hands or the cutting board you just need to rub with lemon juice and salt, and everything will pass. Another bow cleanses the blood, activates and stimulates the digestive system, removes excess water from the body. Phytoncides onions kill microbes, streptococci, dysentery, diphtheria, tuberculosis bacillus.

You will not believe, I personally was in shock myself, but it turns out that the onion has cosmetic properties, for example, an onion mask improves hair growth, the skin becomes soft and silky, and also very well cleanses the skin.

Onions are a heat-loving plant, the cold can withstand up to minus 6-8 degrees. More water during the growth of onions, fertilize and loosen the ground, feed fertilizers. With regard to storage, the onion can be stored for months, because during the winter, the onions in our pantry do not deteriorate, but the onions must be cleaned and cut only immediately before consumption, as long as the onion is losing its taste and useful properties. And store onions in a well-ventilated place with a constant temperature.

As you know, onion helps from many colds. From onions, many make onion syrup, it relieves the inflammation of the throat and causes phlegm, softening the cough. Finely chop the onion and add 3 tbsp. spoons of honey. After closing the lid, let it sit in the refrigerator for 6 hours. Then you need to express the juice and take every 3 hours for one tablespoon. And if the onion juice is smeared on insect bites, the pain and itching will quickly disappear, and there will be no redness. Here is another recipe, if your ears hurt, wrap the chopped onion in a cheesecloth, and heat a little bit into a couple, then attach it to your ear and top it with something else, for example with a scarf or a handkerchief. It is advised to do such a compress a day 3 times a day. This same compress will help you get rid of poorly healing wounds. And if you rub off onion juice, it helps to get rid of edema, with joints, hair loss and dandruff. Onions are recommended for people suffering from insomnia, as it is proved that onions have a beneficial effect on a person's sleep. Also, onions are recommended for people suffering from epilepsy, from which the attacks of this disease become softer and less frequent. Onions prevent heart disease, such as stroke, heart attack, as well as onions, eat as a prophylaxis against prostatitis. When enlarging the prostate is recommended to increase the onions in the diet of a person. Increases the tone of a person. Juice of onion neutralizes microbes that cause food poisoning, and rid the body of poisonous substances. Onions are recommended for pregnant women, since onions save vitamins in the body and act as an antiseptic. And the smell of onions relieves headaches and destroys ORZ at the initial stage. It is generally believed that the onion can dissolve kidney stones. In onions contain insulin, so it is strongly recommended to people suffering from diabetes. If you lightly weld the onion, then in this form it helps to get rid of acne, burns, ulcers, frostbite. Onion is a vermifuge, so it is recommended to people living with animals. Scientists believe that the onion renews the brain cells, and delays the process of their aging. If we eat an average of 150 grams of onions a day, then we get half the daily norm of vitamins A and C, potassium and calcium, which improve the work of the heart.

To strengthen their immunity, and improve their health is advised every day to eat half the onions. If you can not eat the onion in its pure form, then add it to salads. You must necessarily have onion in a raw form, as with heat treatment, the onion completely loses its useful qualities together with the smell. Dried onions also have no useful properties. Onions calm the nervous system. Onion is a source of vitamins , it contains a large amount of iodine, citric and malic acid. Substances containing in acids, disinfect the oral cavity, improve the efficiency of the kidneys. But onions are contraindicated in patients with heart diseases, stomach and liver diseases, with certain skin diseases. Onions have the ability to neutralize gastric juice, so the onion is forbidden to people who have a decreased secretion of gastric juice.