Whether it's green onions or scallions, they are a common food in our lives. Many people treat onions as a condiment, but in fact, when used correctly, onions can also be a medicine.
1. Relieves fever and expels phlegm
Proteins, carbohydrates, various vitamins, and minerals in onions are very beneficial to our body. The effective components such as volatile oil in onions can stimulate the body's sweat glands to achieve the effect of sweating and dissipating heat.
2. Promotes digestion
Onions contain substances that stimulate the secretion of digestive fluids in the body, which can strengthen the spleen and whet the appetite, and also enhance appetite.
3. Bactericidal and antiviral
The allicin contained in onions has a significant effect against bacteria and viruses, especially its powerful inhibitory effect on Shigella and skin fungi.
4. Lowers blood lipids, blood pressure, and blood sugar
Onions can promote blood circulation, and eating onions can also lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, and lower blood sugar.
5. Prevents and treats wind-cold colds
Green onions are pungent in taste and slightly warm in nature, with the effects of inducing sweat, unblocking yang, detoxifying, and seasoning. They are mainly used for wind-cold colds, aversion to cold with fever, headache, and nasal congestion.
6. Deodorizing
The volatile oil and pungent elements in green onions can remove fishy and other odors, thereby producing a special aroma.
7. Aids sleep
Before going to bed, chop green onions into small pieces, put them in a bag or cloth and place them next to the pillow to help fall asleep faster.
8. Removes ironing burns from clothes
If our clothes, curtains, and sheets are accidentally scorched, they will leave a yellow burn mark. At this time, we only need to cut an onion, apply it to the scorched area, rinse with clean water, and the yellow burn mark will disappear.
9. Removes dandruff
Crush the onion into a paste, gently pat it onto your hair so that the paste combines with the hair, wait for a few hours, and then rinse with clean water to help eliminate dandruff.
10. Relieves joint pain
Everyone suffers from aches and pains to some extent, and joint pain is the most common. Pain and discomfort caused by problems in a certain joint can seriously interfere with our normal lives. At this time, we can crush the onion into a paste, apply it to the painful area of the body, and then place heated salt on the paste with a cloth to dilute it, and the pain will be greatly relieved.
11. Removes the burnt smell from food
Beginners or other cooks may sometimes burn the food. It's a pity to throw away a whole pot of rice. At this time, we can prepare a green onion, wash it and cut it into sections. While the rice is still hot, insert the onion into the rice, then immediately cover the pot. After ten minutes, uncover the pot, and the burnt smell of the rice will be gone.
In life, the uses of onions are simply too numerous. So we should not underestimate a single onion; its magical properties can help us a lot.