Onion Natural Relief

Onion and its relative garlic are members of the lily family. They are some of the oldest-known medicinal plants, rich in trace elements, minerals, and sulfur.

PROPERT IES
Onion is a pungent, sweet bulb with heating and drying qualities. It is an excellent stimulant, carminative, and expectorant.

Part of Plant Used
The bulb.

Conditions Treated
Onion has been used to treat a broad spectrum of ailments, including nerve rejuvenation, colds, skin disease, parasites, bronchial disorders, asthma, joint problems and arthritis, cysts and growths, fluid retention.

Form Taken
Onion can be peeled and eaten raw, cooked, powdered, juiced, taken as a tea, decoction, infusion, in food, and as an oil.

Used with Other Herbs?
Combines well with ginger, black pepper, cumin, coriander, eucalyptus.

HOW TO USE
• Onion reduces kapha and vátha, and increases pitta. Its stimulating effects aid in the secretion of digestive juices.
• Onion juice has been used to treat infected wounds, amebic dysentery, and, at one time, juice applied to the ear was said to cure deafness!
• Onion may be used directly on the skin for natural relief from burns.

CAUTION
• Nursing mothers beware: onion in your breast milk may cause colic in your infant.
• Some people have allergies to onion and may develop a skin rash. If one appears, discontinue use.
• Consult a physician before consuming large quantities of onion for medicinal purposes.
• Some people have trouble digesting raw onion. If this is the case, steam or blanch the onion before eating.