Using items you already have at home to ease discomfort is a smart way to save cash and encourage natural healing. One common item you likely keep in your kitchen—but might not realize can help with colds, earaches, and itchiness—is the onion. Onions are packed with a flavonoid called quercetin, which acts as a powerful antioxidant.
So next time you’re grabbing an onion for your meal, think about saving some to tap into its healing powers for those annoying issues. Using onions in home remedies could be the answer to some health problems you can tackle yourself:
Calm Burns and Avoid Scarring
If you accidentally burn your finger while cooking dinner, the natural pain relief might be right there! An onion could help reduce the sting. They also have antiseptic qualities that may stop infections and speed up healing. Try putting onion juice on it several times daily for weeks to see if scarring decreases.
Get Rid of Itchiness
Itchy bug bites are super annoying! With spring here mosquitoes will be buzzing around soon enough. To relieve itching just rub a sliced onion on the bite area; its sulfur content helps soothe irritation.
Ease Ear Discomfort
Earaches can really hurt! Bake an onion at450 degrees for about15 minutes then let it cool down before cutting it in half and juicing it out. Strain any bits out then put drops of this liquid into your sore ear; while science hasn’t proven this works many people say they found relief.
Clear Congestion
Stuffy noses are no fun especially when there’s pressure too! To relieve some of that pressure chop up an average-sized onion into a bowl and breathe in its vapors—just know that tears may come as you clear out your nose!
Banish Colds or Flu Symptoms
Want to get over cold or flu symptoms faster? Cut an onion in half place it on a plate near where you sleep; you’ll inhale its vapors which may help ease those symptoms overnight! The same vapors that make you cry could also break up mucus buildup.
Next time you’re dealing with minor health issues check your kitchen instead of reaching for medicine cabinets Have you ever used onions for pain relief or itchiness? Did they work? Share what you’ve experienced below & pass these tips along to friends on Facebook
