The vegetable has multiple properties. One of them has to do with hygiene in a space that every home has.
The common onion is an extraordinary ingredient for adding more flavor to meals and is extremely nutritious, beyond its powerful aroma and the characteristics that cause more than one person to cry when cutting it. However, it also has multiple unknown benefits that were put into practice through challenges on TikTok and other trendy platforms in the virtual world.
Strange as it may seem, the vegetable is capable of reducing bad odors and even neutralizing humidity in areas that seem completely uninhabitable. For example, shoe cabinets, which accumulate hours of confinement and are only ventilated when we are about to take out some footwear, become a safe and fresh space again thanks to the effect of the natural ally.
In principle, you just have to cut them in half and leave the pieces in the cupboard overnight. As time goes by, the bulb stops releasing the volatile compounds – derived from cysteine sulfoxide, the main cause of the untimely crying – and almost simultaneously the bad smell of a car interior disappears completely. In any case, it is key to change the plant periodically, as it loses its effectiveness and begins to be harmful.
What are the alternative uses of onion, a natural ally in various fields?
Curiously, onions have many other uses that may involve your shoes. As in the previous cases, you have to slice them into equal parts and rub them on the accessories so that they are completely clean and disinfected. In addition, the vegetable has chlorine and sulfur, so it can remove grease and rust from pots, pans and grills.
At the same time, grated vegetables act as a stain remover for clothes, and their anti-inflammatory properties reduce pain and swelling. Among its many benefits, it is used in mystical rituals to eliminate negative energies and it even prevents cut avocados from browning: the gases emanating from the bulb stop the avocado from oxidizing and going off.
The positive effect of onions on health
Other benefits are closely linked to health. Although it is not as highly valued as garlic in terms of natural medicine, the truth is that it has been used to stop coughs, colds and asthma. In fact, one of the recommendations that has been passed down through the generations is to place one half near the bed and, the next day, find that mucus will be considerably reduced.
In fact, the vegetable itself was used as a preventative therapy during the cholera and plague epidemics, and the Roman emperor Nero consumed it regularly to fight respiratory tract infections, speeding up recovery. In some Arab countries, it is also applied mixed with salt and pepper to the scalp as a remedy for hair loss.
In principle, it contains sugar and vitamins A, B6, C and E. On the other hand, it is a good source of folic acid and is much more active when raw than when cooked: it contains a significant amount of compounds that are partially destroyed by heat. Even so, its second version is effective against constipation. Thus, the onion becomes a fundamental element.
