Did you know onions will relieve a bee sting?
Yup. Just lay a slice over the sting. It also works for mosquito bites.
But that’s not all….
- Juice a raw onion, take one teaspoon every hour to relieve a fever
- Use one teaspoon every hour of onion juice to relieve vomiting from the flu
- One teaspoon of onion juice and one teaspoon of honey will relieve a cough (onion is known to remove phlegm)
- Onion helps fight free radicals and boosts immune response- fighting off the common cold
- Onion helps fight cardiovascular disease
- High in iron, onion is a natural treatment for anemia
- As a treatment for burns, place a slice of onion over the affected area
- Help fight a toothache by placing onion on the affected area
- in a whisper…. Onion is an aphrodisiac
- Rub a wart with a cut onion a couple of times a day
- Onion helps lower blood pressure
- Onion can even be used to help fight and prevent hair loss
So, grab yourself a bunch of onions and enjoy. And next year grow your own!
Live Well!
~S
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