Every woman prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Almost all dishes use onions. Women shed bitter tears, peeling this fragrant vegetable, and then hateful husks are thrown into the waste. If at this moment to tell the tearful hostess that she had sent vitamins, minerals and other useful substances to the bin, she would be very surprised.
Mankind has known the healing properties of onions since ancient times. It was used in ancient Egypt. The pharaohs constantly fed the slaves with onions so that they were hardy and strong. Later it became clear that not only onion, but also onion peel has valuable properties. Therefore, since ancient times, folk healers began to use onions and their husks to treat a person, especially with external diseases.
Many centuries have passed since man began to use onions and their husks for medicinal purposes. And today, no one doubts the valuable properties of this wonderful vegetable, and, importantly, traditional medicine confirms this fact. What is the uniqueness of this natural source of vitamins and beneficial properties?
Studies have shown that onion peel contains four percent of the antioxidant - biflavonide-quercetinin. This substance belongs to the vitamins of the group R. Quercetin is an active substance. Today it is well known. Since the human body needs it in increased quantities, it should be obtained from all possible sources and preferably every day. Quercetin is known to most modern doctors as an effective treatment for
prevention of heart disease and vascular disease. People who consume large amounts of this substance are less prone to heart attacks and strokes, they rarely form blood clots.
Quercetin, which contains onion peel, was recognized by scientists and oncologists as an anti-cancer agent in 1996. And not so much preventive as therapeutic. According to scientists, he is able to stop the development of blood cancer and arrests the growth of malignant breast tumors.
When quercetin enters the blood, the release of histamine and other active substances is reduced.
Onion peel is successfully used in folk medicine. In the treatment of many skin diseases, an excellent result is achieved. For this, onion husks are boiled, mixed with plantain leaves in equal parts, mixed with a teaspoon of flour and a teaspoon of honey. From this mass it is necessary to make a cake and lay it on boils. They
will be opened absolutely painlessly in a day.
Many people know firsthand how difficult it is sometimes to get rid of calluses. Onion peel will help in this case. It is soaked for two weeks in vinegar, put in a layer of two centimeters on the corn and covered with a bandage. After several procedures, the corn will disappear without a trace.
For tonsillitis, periodontal disease, and fluxes, rinsing with a strong infusion of onion husks with the addition of sage is recommended. Inflammatory diseases in the mouth and throat will completely disappear after two days.
In cosmetology, onion peel decoction is used as a hair strengthening agent and an excellent natural dye for coloring hair in a beautiful red-orange color.