Green onions - the most valuable product, given to us by nature. But what do we know about him? The fact that the green onion is absolutely indispensable in the preparation of various dishes is probably known to everyone. But about how the green onions are used in medicine and cosmetology, not everyone knows. As well as in cooking, medical benefits and options for its use may be unconventional.
The habit of collecting green shoots and consuming them in raw form comes from a long time. These plants include green onions. Useful properties of which our ancestors saw a few thousand years ago.
Composition of green onion juice
A high content of organic substances is the main advantage of green onions. They explain the healing properties of onions.
Green onions in large quantities contain useful and biologically active substances: carotene, inulin, natural sugars, vitamins E, C, PP, K, B vitamins, proteins, enzymes, mineral salts, saponins - active plant substances, essential oils, alkaloids. And also mineral substances: iodine, fluorine, potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper, cobalt, amino acids and phytoncides.
Therapeutic benefits of green onions
Scientifically proved that if every day to eat about 100 g of green feathers onions, then you can really meet the daily requirement of the adult body in vitamin C. What happens after a long winter, when the body has exhausted all its reserves and clearly feels a lack of vitamin C, which is expressed the state of fatigue and spring avitaminosis. By the way, in green onions, vitamin C is several times greater than in the onion.
Green onions, with such an arsenal of micronutrients, provide invaluable help in the fight against spring sickness.
Green onions contain chlorophyll, which prevents the growth of a variety of pathogenic bacteria and plays a significant role in hemopoiesis, which is especially valuable with anemia.
Phytoncides and essential oils of green onions are destructive to various infections and viruses. They destroy the causative agents of tuberculosis, dysentery, diphtheria, promote disinfection of the oral cavity, where a significant number of bacteria settle. There is no better remedy for colds and flu. Flavonoids contained in green onions stimulate heart activity. The substances contained in green onions strengthen the heart muscle (myocardium) and the walls of the vessels, so people with cardiovascular problems should include green onions in the diet.
Zinc, found in shoots of green onions, prevents brittle nails and hair loss, and also positively affects the genital functions of women, and in men for the production of the sex hormone testosterone and the activity of spermatozoa. In addition, zinc is useful for strengthening immunity. Phosphorus and calcium in the composition of green onions will improve the health of teeth and gums.
Onions are rich in iron and get this important element, you can both from fresh, and from roasted, baked or stewed onions. This makes it possible to use it in dishes for any kind of heat treatment.
Green onion is added to almost all dishes and gives an excellent taste. Fresh green onions stimulates appetite, promotes the process of digestion and makes any dish very attractive. It should be noted that the beneficial substances of green onions are absorbed more quickly and completely, if you use onions with the addition of vegetable oil.
Contraindications to the use of green onions
Despite the fact that the benefits of green onions are obvious, you need to be careful with people with stomach diseases - in large quantities, the onion juice can irritate the digestive organs and can increase the acidity of the gastric juice. Also, uncontrolled consumption of green onions can increase blood pressure, affect the functioning of the cardiovascular system and trigger an attack of bronchial asthma.