PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE POWER IN TAKING ONIONS

ONIONS
Today, onions are one of the nature's healing food. Onions contain carbohydrates 6:83%, a notable protein content of 1.16% while the fat content is negligible 0.16%. All vitamins are present in small quantity except vitamin B12. The notable mineral in onion is potassium. Among these elements the most abundant is sulfur, which forms part of the onions volatile essence. Onions contain essentials oil which is responsible for the onion's typical odours. It is highly volatile, and evaporates easily. Onions are rich in quercetin one of the most active flavonoids. It has 1.8% vegetable fibers. The medicinal values of onion are as follows:-
1. Treatment of asthma:- Onion contain a substance called capable of stopping bronchial allergic reaction in asthma cases.
Eating raw onions can stop or relieve an asthma crisis be cause of its anti-allergic and bronchodilator properties. These effects lets up to twelve hours. Inhaling the onions essential oil is also good and its more appropriate for children.
2. Treatment of heart diseases:- regular onion consumption prevent blood clots within the arteries and veins, it improves blood flow in all arteries, and reduces the risk of heart attack.
3. Lower Cholesterol:- The vegetable fiber content of onions reduces the absorption of cholesterol. Consumption of onion water helps to lower cholesterols level in the blood and liver. Chop raw onion and soak in a glass water for several hours then drink the water.
4. Kidney disorders:- Onions increase urine volume, enhancing the elimination of waste materials because of its alkalizing effect. It is appropriate in the diets of those suffering from kidney stones, urinary infection, or any degree of renal failure.
5. Treatment of diabetes:-Onion contains Glycoquine which is a vegetable hormone that reduce the blood glucose level.
6. Anti-Cancer :- Research has shown that those who eat plenty of onion and garlic have a much lower risk of developing stomach cancer. It prevents the development of tumor cells and neutralizers caecinogens. Abundant onion consumption is good for cancer prevention as well as complementary to the treatment of stomach & colon cancer.
7. Treatment of asthma:- Onion contain a substance called capable of stopping bronchial allergic reaction in asthma cases.
Eating raw onions can stop or relieve an asthma crisis be cause of its anti-allergic and bronchodilator properties. These effects lets up to twelve hours. Inhaling the onions essential oil is also good and its more appropriate for children.
8. Treatment of heart diseases:- regular onion consumption prevent blood clots within the arteries and veins, it improves blood flow in all arteries, and reduces the risk of heart attack.
9. Lower Cholesterol:- The vegetable fiber content of onions reduces the absorption of cholesterol. Consumption of onion water helps to lower cholesterols level in the blood and liver. Chop raw onion and soak in a glass water for several hours then drink the water.
10. Kidney disorders:- Onions increase urine volume, enhancing the elimination of waste materials because of its alkalizing effect. It is appropriate in the diets of those suffering from kidney stones, urinary infection, or any degree of renal failure.
11. Treatment of diabetes:-Onion contains Glycoquine which is a vegetable hormone that reduce the blood glucose level.
12. Anti-Cancer :- Research has shown that those who eat plenty of onion and garlic have a much lower risk of developing stomach cancer. It prevents the development of tumor cells and neutralizers caecinogens. Abundant onion consumption is good for cancer prevention as well as complementary to the treatment of stomach & colon cancer.
Note:: Eating raw onion is the best way to get the medicinal value of onion can as well be boiled in water or baked in an oven but the cooking time should not be more than one minute to retain its medicine value. Onion syrup can be made by boiling several slices of onion, then mash them into a paste, add a few spoonfuls of honey. You can as well chop raw onion and soak in a glass of water of several hours to get liquid extract from onion (onion water)
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: Eating raw onion is the best way to get the medicinal value of onion can as well be boiled in water or baked in an oven but the cooking time should not be more than one minute to retain its medicine value. Onion syrup can be made by boiling several slices of onion, then mash them into a paste, add a few spoonfuls of honey. You can as well chop raw onion and soak in a glass of water of several hours to get liquid extract from onion (onion water)