Not a single housewife can do without onions in the kitchen. Onions are the most accessible and cheapest product that has unique beneficial properties.
Originally in Asia, onions, garlic and related plants have been used by the local population as a natural antibiotic for a long time. Ancient doctors believed, for example, that these plants are useful for any disease. And for the builders of the Egyptian pyramids, onions and garlic were absolutely obligatory food. In Europe, onion plants have served as a prophylactic agent against inflammatory diseases and even against the plague.
Nutrients
Onions and garlic are extremely rich in vitamins and minerals, including potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, selenium, essential oils. These plants sometimes cause tears in our eyes, but they have powerful healing properties:
- they effectively fight all kinds of viruses, microbes, bacteria;
- help with atherosclerosis, hypertension, gout, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, coronary heart disease, significantly improve the functioning of the liver, kidneys and gallbladder;
- promote digestion and improve intestinal microflora;
- reduce blood cholesterol levels;
- have a beneficial effect on various inflammations, bronchitis, asthma;
- have antiallergic effect;
- onion compresses help to reduce fever, relieve migraines and sore throat.
