Onion is a very common vegetable and is widely used all over the world. The most specific use of onion is for cooking as most of the people are unaware about the other purposes of the onion. onion have been life savior since ancient times as they can treat many infections and help you in getting relief from congestion and much more . Here is some other and unpopular purposes of onions are explained briefly.
Cough
onions cannot replace the conventional treatment but can acts as a home remedy for giving you relief from cough as it contains strong vapors that might help you in stopping cough for sometimes and in between that interval you can reach a doctor for conventional treatment of the cough as it can result in a very harmful and long term disease.
Fight Hair Loss
Onion juice can help you in prevent hair loss and keeping your hair healthy, thick and shiny as the onion juice nourishes the scalp deeply which stimulates the growth of hair. You just have to massage onion juice into your scalp and leave it for at least 15- 20 minutes and then rinse it off using a mild shampoo.
Loosen Chest Congestion
Chest congestion problem can make you feel annoyed and uncomfortable continuously as it involves inflammation and respiratory problem. Onions are one of the best remedies for treating congestion. Crush an onion and mix coconut oil in it and blend the both ingredients well until you receive a paste of it and now use a cloth / towel for coating the paste and set it on your chest and leave for 5 minutes.
Soothe a Colic Baby
Colic baby is more than just a crying phase, it is defined as a fussy phase in which baby cries for more than three hours a day and for treating these colic babies mother can use onions on them. First of all boil a yellow onion is some amount of water and cools it down. After cooling store this remedy in a container and give this 1 teaspoon to your baby every day.
Ear Infection
Because of the healing properties of the onion, it can treat many diseases and those diseases also include ear infection. For this you will need an onion, a sock and a hat. First of all chop an onion and store in a sock. Now use this sock to cover your ears and for holding the sock on its place wear a hat and you will feel relieved from your ear pain.
Soothe a Bug Bite
Due to the ability of onion to pull the liquids out it is used for soothing the bug bites that includes mosquito bites, bee and wasp stings. Cut the half of and onion or use only a piece of it for soothing the bug bites. Use this piece and rub it gently over your bug bite to ease the irritation and itching.
Cuts
Onions are an ancient remedy for treating wounds, scrapes and sores; moreover it does not irritate the skin. Take a onion and crush half an onion in a blender. Mix with honey and apply it to the wound. Never leave it on the sore for more than one hour but repeat this process three times a day.