The 8 Unexpected Ways to Use Onions as a Home Remedy

Onions are great for treating some common illness and also for helping out around the house. These powerful veggies are rich in antiseptic and antibiotic agents that can help your body fight against free radicals that cause chronic diseases, such as cancer.

Here are 8 unexpected ways that you can use onions for common ailments:

Fight Coughing

Onions contain sulfur that has anti-bacterial properties and can kill the microbes that cause microbes. Just, peel and slice on onion in half, then put a tablespoon of brown sugar over each slice and cover them for an hour. Eat this relish twice a day to get rid of your cough.

Fight Hair Loss

Onions have antimicrobial properties that can prevent dandruff and promote new hair growth, making your hair stronger and fuller. Put some onion slices in water and bring to boil, and then use the liquid as shampoo to rinse your hair. Once you are done, rinse your hair as you normally do.

Ear Infection

You will need one onion to stop the ear infection. Just chop up the onion and put it inside of a thin sock and tie it closed. Then, put the sock on your affected ear and hold it for a while. The pain will go away in a minute.

Heal Cuts

The antiseptic agents in onions can stop bleeding very quickly. You only need to do is to use the film of your onion skin for a cut. Onions have antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties that can help to heal the wound and prevent the infections.

Stop Vomiting

Onions are great remedy when you have a problem with vomiting. Grate one onion and squeeze it. You will get an onion juice. Brew some peppermint tea and let it cool. Drink 2 teaspoons of the onion juice and wait for 5 minutes. Then drink 2 teaspoons of peppermint tea. Repeat this method until your stop vomiting.

Soothe a Sore Throat

Onions have anti-inflammatory properties that can reduce the pain and inflammation in your throat.

Dissolve some onion skins in water and drink a little and gargle with it. If you can bear the strong taste you can add some lemon and honey.

Fight Fever

The onions have ability to get rid of all toxins, bacteria, and sickness from the body. Take one onion and cut it to thin slices, then apply some coconut oil on the bottom of your feet and the onion slices onto the arch of each foot. Wrap your foot with plastic wrap and cover with a sock. Leave it over night.

Soothe a Colic Baby

The onions have ability to relax muscles, strengthen the stomach, and regulate digestion. If your baby has a colic problem, give them one teaspoon of onion tea every hour until they are calm. Boil a diced yellow onion in some water and allow it to cool before draining.