Onions: the harm and benefits of a vegetable for the body

Onion Is an ingredient in most culinary dishes. But this is not only the main ingredient for cooking, but also a healthy vegetable. It contains a large amount of micronutrients and vitamins. It is recommended to take it for various diseases.

But before entering the diet, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the possible harm and contraindications for its use. It is important to know how to properly prepare a vegetable and store it for a long time.

Content:

• Composition and useful properties
• Application
• Harm and contraindications
• How to choose the right onion?
• Procurement and storage

Composition and useful properties

Onion came to Russia from distant Afghanistan and settled here thoroughly. It is used for colds, as well as for ailments of the central nervous system.

Onions differ from most vegetables in their unique composition. It contains the following vitamins:

• Tocopherol (vitamin E) - is actively involved in the assimilation of fats and proteins. Affects the formation of the retina of the eyes. Stimulates an increase in the hemoglobin index, which has a positive effect on blood clotting.
• Thiamin (vitamin B1) - controls the normal metabolic process.
• Beta-carotene (vitamin A) - participates in the formation of hormonal levels, as well as the formation of bone tissue. It is directly related to breast milk during lactation, affecting the quality of the nutrient fluid and the amount.
• Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) promotes the renewal of the skin, participates in the formation of blood capillaries. It has a great influence on the protective function of the body. Affects the redox procedures of the internal organs.
• Riboflavin (vitamin B2) - takes part in the ongoing synthesis between the cells of the nervous system. Affects the functioning of the adrenal glands.
• Niacin (vitamin PP) - normalizes blood sugar and cholesterol. Affects the energy produced for the body.
• Folic acid (vitamin B9) - is required in the period before pregnancy and during the formation of the fetus. Its use has a direct effect on the formation of a neural tube in the fetus, affects female fertility.

In addition, onions contain a number of trace elements. Thanks to this amount of nutrient particles, the tear vegetable is of great benefit when used. There are the following points that have a positive effect on the human body:

1. It has a beneficial effect on the formation of juices to normalize the digestive process.
2. It has an antimicrobial effect, killing a large number of pathogenic bacteria that colonize the body.
3. It is used as a diuretic.
4. Has the ability to kill helminths.
5. It is often used as an antifungal agent.
6. Affects sexual activity by increasing attraction to the opposite sex.
7. With high blood pressure, it helps to reduce performance.

Thus, the use of onions has a positive effect on all internal organs of a person. The main thing is not to overdo it by introducing a vegetable into the diet, for example, in large quantities it is contraindicated for athletes.

Application

Onions are used in medicine, as well as in cosmetology.Traditional medicine recommends the use of medicines made on the basis of tear vegetables for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, with atherosclerosis, pulmonary ailments, hypertension. In addition, it can be used for some diseases of the female genital organs.

Onions are added to the diet to improve appetite. It is used for metabolic disorders or vitamin deficiency. Essential onion oil is often used against disease-causing bacteria. Therefore, the use of the product is increased in case of colds. In some cases, frequent addition of an ingredient to the diet can prevent influenza infection.

The vegetable is used to lower blood pressure and acts to eliminate edema, provoking a diuretic effect.

For cracked feet and heels, you can use chopped onion mass with chicken fat. An infusion of onion water is injected into the conjunctival sac for clarity of vision. If you squeeze out the juice and mix it with honey, then such lotions can eliminate the eyesore from the eye.

If you use onions to lubricate the damaged area of ​​the skin, then it encourages blood to clot, provokes rapid tissue regeneration. But in turn, it provokes redness of the skin. Freshly squeezed onion juice can be used to cauterize ulcerative formations on the oral mucosa.

Harm and contraindications

What positive properties the onion product does not have, it also has contraindications, and with excessive abuse it can cause significant harm to the body.

One of the drawbacks of onions is their specific smell.

A vegetable, when taken uncontrollably, tends to cause increased acidity within the digestive system. Therefore, it is not worth using for people with problems and complications after a previous illness related to the gastrointestinal tract. Excessive input provokes asthma attacks, increases blood pressure, negatively affects the rhythms of the heart, changing its frequency of contractions.

You should not use a tear vegetable in the following situations:

1. With kidney and liver disease, during an acute course and a chronic nature.
2. With increased acidity of juice in the stomach.
3. With hypertensive disorders.
4. For diseases of the stomach or duodenum (ulcer).
5. With ailments of the vascular-cardiac system, long-term nature of the course.

Therefore, you should consult your doctor before use. If there are no contraindications for entering the diet, then the benefits of its use are obvious.

How to choose the right onion?

Choosing onions you should:

• Pay attention to its shape. If it is flat and small in size, then the vegetable will be very spicy. In the case when a splinter of large sizes, rounded format, it will be the least sharp.
• If you choose a product for long-term preservation, it is recommended to pay attention to small torches of size and golden hue. It is of this shape and shade that onions have the property of retaining their original qualities longer than all other varieties.
• When buying, you need to inspect each head. A good product is distinguished by its even outlines, firmness of the internal state, and no damage. The top layer of the splinter should peel off slightly. If the fruits are even, round and dry, then the product will be fresh and of excellent quality.
• A head is suitable for long-term storage. In the latter, the tail will have a dry base, rounded in shape with rounded sides.
• The smell of onions should be present, but not significant inherent in the product. No putrid stench should come from the head. Do not take specimens of soft density, with a damaged surface, on which mold begins to form.
• Bulbs with distinct green shoots should not be purchased. The growth sucks out all the nutrients and moisture from the head.

When choosing, you need to carefully examine all the proposed material in order to choose a quality product for your family.

Procurement and storage

Growing onions is easy. It is important to assemble it correctly and prepare it for long-term storage. Harvesting is required after the tops have settled on the ground, turned yellow and wilted. The main factor for removing the bulbs from the ground is the dried neck of the fruit.

Removal from the ground should be started in sunny weather. It is better to do this in the early morning, but the bulbs should not be put in the shade, the crop should dry well. For this procedure, take up to 5 days. During this time, the soil on the removed fruits crumbles, and the splinters remain intact and not damaged.

The bulbs are laid out on the ground in one layer. Soak in the sun until the top skin begins to flake off. In addition, it should acquire a golden hue. After that, the roots are removed, and the tops, if they are not needed for storage, must also be cut.

How to store onions correctly:

• The harvested crop is placed in boxes, preferably in one layer, so the fruits will be stored much longer than tightly pressed against each other. All boxes of onions are placed in a cool cellar or vegetable store, which should be well ventilated and clean.
• The second storage method is tying the bulbs into a long braid, by weaving the tops into one ear. It looks nicer than a standard scatter. Hanging out onions is stored longer than other storage options, because the heads do not come into contact with anything and are constantly ventilated.

In this way, onion very important to consume. Its effect on the body reveals only positive aspects. But when eating a torch in food, it is worth remembering the dangers in case of excessive leaning on a tear vegetable. The main thing is to know in what quantity a useful product can and should be eaten.

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