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Onion: A
Boon to Humanity
by Dr. Upneet Kaur
Onion is a very common and
widely used by the people globally. In India, even the poorest can
afford it. It is a form of vegetable and is easily available even at the
remotest part of India. It is considered as a very important part of the
diet in India. People know onion as a vegetable and salad material
primarily and not as a boon to humanity provided by nature.
Onion has excellent medicinal properties and it can be used to solve
common problems in our day-to-day life.
Respiratory Problems
Onion possesses expectorant properties. It liquefies Phlegm and prevents
its further formation. How to Use :
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Mix equal
amount of Onion juice and honey. Three to four teaspoon of this
mixture should be taken daily in cough.
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It is
also one of the safest preventive medicines against common cold
during winter.
Tooth Disorders
Onion has
many anti-bactericidal properties. It helps to kill the bacteria and prevent
tooth decay. How to Use
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Consuming one raw onion every day through mastication, protect tooth
disorders.
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Chewing raw onion for three minutes is sufficient to kill all the
germs in the mouth.
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Toothache is often treated by placing a small piece of onion on the
bad tooth or gum.
Heart Diseases
The onions are very valuable in heart diseases as they
correct thrombosis (blockage) and also reduce blood cholesterol. How to
use:
To get rid of coronary heart or blood pressure disorders, one should
take 100 Gms. of onion per day.
Ear Disorders
It is considered very useful in ear disorders. How to use:
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Onion juice dipped on cotton wool and put into the ear is a popular
treatment for ringing sound in the ears.
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Dropped hot in the ear, it relieves earache.
Cholera
Onion is an effective remedy for cholera.
How to use:
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About 30 grams of onion and seven black peppers should be finely
powdered and is given to the patient of cholera.
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It decreases thirst and restlessness and the patient feels better.
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It also lessens vomiting and diarrhea immediately.
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An addition of little sugar to the recipe will increase its
effectiveness.
Urinary System Disorders
Onions are highly beneficial in the
treatment of urinary system disorders. How to use:
For burning sensation in urine, six grams of onion should be boiled
in 500 ml. of water. It should be boiled till half the water has
evaporated. After that, it should then be strained, allowed to cool and
given to the patient as a drink. It will relieve the burning sensation
in urine.
General Uses
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Roasted or otherwise, onion is applied as a poultice to indolent
boils, bruises and wounds. It relieves heat sensation.
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Bulb juice is used as smelling salts in faintness, infantile
convulsions, headache, epileptic and hysterical fits.
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It is applied locally to decrease irritation of insect bites, scorpion
stings and also for skin diseases.
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Mixed with mustard oil in equal proportion, it is a good application
in rheumatic pain and other inflammatory swellings.
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Cooked with vinegar it is given in jaundice and in malaria fever, it
is eaten twice a day with two or three black peppers with remarkable
relief.
Conclusion
Onion is remarkably useful and beneficial vegetable and helps to cure
many of the common problems. It has been used widely and its usage will
be there for the rest of the time.
Disclaimer
For information only. Don’t take any medication without the advice of the doctor.
Queries if any may please be addressed to
dr_upneet@yahoo.co.in
January 28, 2007
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