Why throw onion husks into soup

Rarely does a hostess go home without onions. And although not everyone has this vegetable to taste, almost everyone knows how useful onions are - there are many vitamins in it, and onion phytoncides kill microbes.





But, unfortunately, usually onions are used only 30-40%. And the most useful thing that can bring healing from many diseases, we throw in the trash. We are talking about onion husk, which, as it turned out, contains more trace elements than the onion itself.

Although this vegetable makes us cry, it can become an invaluable assistant in a hundred cases. What you will learn now about onions may surprise, but it will definitely come in handy! We present to you the little-known properties of this burning product.



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1. Onion husks in cooking
   Onion husks contain a powerful plant pigment called quercetin, which lowers blood pressure and helps prevent clogged arteries. It is not edible, but it can be easily added to soup or stew. It will give soup a rich color and an amazing aroma, and if you add mushrooms to the soup... I recommend trying.
   
   Studies show that onion husks contain a lot of dietary fiber. Adding it to food helps reduce the risk of many diseases, such as colon cancer, obesity and diabetes.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Onion husk tea
   To brew tea according to the classic recipe, it is necessary to collect husks from 3-4 medium bulbs, which must be poured with 0.5 liters of boiling water. The insistence time is 30 minutes. Literally before the eyes, the infusion acquires a characteristic tea color. And it turns out that if you carefully remove the husk, then most people, seeing a glass in front of them, will be 100% sure of its contents - weak black tea. Hence the name.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Onion husks at home
   Along with the mass of healing qualities, onion husks and onions are reliable and economical assistants in everyday life. This is a completely safe fertilizer for houseplants. It is enough just to water the flowers with a decoction of onion husks so that they come to life before your eyes. Due to the bactericidal effect, onion husks are indispensable in summer work. It kills pathogenic microflora in the soil, helps in the fight against pests of garden and garden plants.
   
   Onion husks are also the most effective means for winter storage of vegetables. In addition, onion husks can be used as a dye for food, fabric and wool.
   
   
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4. Onions as painkillers
   Onions serve as an anesthetic for the bite of wasps. To do this, onion juice should be rubbed at the bite site immediately. With inflammation of the ears, onions can also be used to relieve pain: 3 times a day for half an hour to apply a compress on the ear from a pair of finely chopped onions wrapped in gauze. Such compresses are also used for boils, inflammations, long-healing wounds. Fresh onion juice is an excellent remedy against rheumatic pain, swelling, hair loss, depriving, dandruff. To do this, you need to rub them in a problematic place.
   
   
5. Onions in socks for cold
   For the first time, a medical technique that recommends applying onions to the foot at night appeared in China. It's still used today. To carry out the bulb is washed, cleaned and cut with large rings. They put them in the middle of the foot and put on a sock. So the bow does not move and stays in place until morning. Onion juice penetrates through skin cells and enters the bloodstream. So the antibacterial effect extends to the entire body. If you use onions daily at night in the legs to treat a cold, then the symptoms of the disease will pass in 2-3 days.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Weight loss onions
   Onions contain more sugars than apples and even pears. But even if you often sit on diets, do not rush to remove this vegetable from your diet. Onions are also an excellent fat burner. There is even a special one. onionismDuring which it is recommended to eat onion soup every day.
   
   
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7. Onions for skin burns
   Onions relieve pain from burns, including sun. It is worth applying an onion petal to the affected area for 2 minutes, then sulfur and quarcetin, which are in the vegetable, will do their job - heal the wound.
   
   
   
8. Nagar onions
   To get rid of dirt, rub the dishes with a freshly cut bulb. Then rinse well with water with detergent. Onion juice miraculously neutralizes the smell of burning and cleanses surfaces!
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9. Onions for sweat stains on clothes
   Apply the onion juice on the stain, leave the clothes for a while, then wash as usual. You will be pleasantly surprised, the yellowness will disappear!
10. Oily skin onions
    From onion gruel, you can make a mask for oily skin: onions will depressingly affect the sebaceous glands, the skin will dry and inflammation will disappear.

Interesting facts about onions

1. Onions are the most common food in the world. According to the UN, it is grown in at least 175 countries. This is more than double the number of countries growing wheat, which holds the world record for yields.
   
   
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2. The ancient Sumerians and Egyptians called onions the plant of gods and believed that the entire earthly world is arranged on the model of a multilayered bulb.
3. In the Age of the Crusades human The French exchanged their captives from the Saracens, giving 8 bulbs for a man. It is no coincidence that the famous physician Ibn Sina (Avicenna) dedicated one of the first chapters in his treatise “The Canon of Medical Medicine” to the onion.
4. In ancient Egypt, onions were called “the musk of the poor.” The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder said: “Onions and lethargic husbands push into the arms of Venus.” And in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, onions as a strong aphrodisiac were forbidden in monasteries: monks and nuns should not experience carnal desires!
   
   
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5. Onions are 85% water. It tears the eyes, because when slicing released tear substance propanthiol S-oxide.
6. In both the cultivation and gross consumption of onions, China and India occupy the first places - together they account for about 45% of the annual onion harvest in the world, which is 70 million tons.
   
   
   
7. Researchers believe that the sulfur compounds that make up onions inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Therefore, eat onions more often and in any form - salads, soup or second dishes.

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