Onions may be considered among the foremost of the health-giving vegetables!

Onion has many qualities in common with garlic, but milder. Unlike many vegetables, which lose some of their virtues in cooking, cooked onions are rich in vitamins. However, they should not be fried but rather added to stews or baked.

ENERGY - A boxer used onions as "fuel." A champion race runner ate raw onion at each stop for energy.

SKIN - Onions are excellent for the complexion. There is great satisfaction in watching one's skin improve, eruptions disappear, and in knowing that the intestinal lining is undergoing a similar process. In addition, onion destroys Iintestinal parasites and corrects various forms of constipation.

DIURETIC - Onion is a good diuretic which acts against retention of fluids and cleanses the system of urea and sodium. Externally, onion promotes elimination. Rub loins with half an onion to increase urination by 25%. Such onion massage is also helpful in cases of sciatica. Raw onion eaten promotes transpiration and cleanses the pores as effectively as a good sauna bath. Especially recommended for rheumatic patients.

TYPHOID, FLU, HIGH FEVERS, SCARLET FEVER - Create a foot poultice out of several large onions, chopped fine, spread on a thin linen cloth and wrapped around the feet of the patient. Remain overnight or 8 hours. This produces a good idea of moisture and is highly diuretic. Within three days the illness should pass (All recommendations on this site are to be used only in conjunction with a medical or naturopathic doctor).

ANTI-DIABETIC - Onion is an excellent antibiotic-anticoagulant, and has anti-diabetic properties, as it lowers the sugar content in the blood.

Parsley or mint should be nibbled on after onions to remedy onion breath!