In the people, Indian onions are known as "brandy", and its scientific name is literally translated as "bird's milk."
Probably, the reason for this name was that the color of the plant is white delicate flowers.
Homeland of Indian onions is considered South Africa, although it is easy to find in India, and in China, and in some European regions.
- Usage in folk medicine
- Usage in folk medicine
- Tincture on alcohol
- Infusion for compresses
- Decoctions
- Treatment of herpes
- Preparation of ointments
- With burdock root, leaves of cranberries
- With yarrow tincture
- Possible harm
Indian onions are numerous useful properties in the Worldhe is recognized as a sacred plant.Well, numerous folk recipes with this plant, designed to deal with this or that health problem, have long been transmitted, and passed from generation to generation, have reached our times.
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In our country, the Indian onion is known little, however, numerous medicinal recipes based on it, sometimes, become a salvation, so some of them should be added to the collection.
Use in Traditional Medicine
Official medicine does not have any data regarding Indian onions. Yes, and in the list of medicinal plants you will not find it.
But folk medicine is very fond of Indian bow and widely uses it. It is completely safe only with external use.
All components of the plant are useful in their own way, and useful properties appear after the first year of plant growth.
The maximum concentration of benefit in Indian onions is achieved when it starts to bloom, but to apply a piece of fruit to the bulb, or sheets can be used earlier.
Medicinal action is distinguished by the leaves, arrows and bulbs of mucus.
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Indian onion demonstrates antiseptic, analgesic effect. The active substances in its composition improve the flow of blood to this or that site.
Preparations, which include Indian onions, look like broths, infusions, compresses and so on. Their difference is the efficiency of the impact.
As the main plant is used the mother bulb , which after gives offspring. Then sprouts and small bulbs are also a valuable medicine.
If the bulb is large, then take large leaves, even if the dried areas are visible.
It is in this part that the concentration of beneficial active substances is optimal.
The freshly cut part of the sheet is enough for local use.
If you rub it with a sore spot, the pain will pass in just a few minutes, though, there are easy stitching sensations.
Indian onion is used in the treatment of various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. It is effective with:
- arthrosis,
- polyarthritis,
- radiculitis( lumbar treatment at home),
- salt deposits in the joints.
You can use the plant for lesions of the skin of an infectious and mechanical nature. This plant is able to:
- relieve the headache,
- eliminate cold symptoms.
It is applied in the people for the treatment of warts .Traditional healers actively use Indian onions to treat even the most neglected radiculitis.
Drugs with this plant in the body treat wounds, including animal bites. The advantage of them is that they do not leave any scars. To try the Indian onion is worth it for those who suffer from rheumatism.
They are treated with all the stages of mastitis , as it alleviates pain, improves blood flow and removes accumulated harmful deposits from the body.
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Tincture for alcohol
- For cooking, take the right amount of bulbs, leaves and arrows, all to grind.
- Use is not a knife, but your own hands.
- Place the mass in a jar of glass, pour alcohol or vodka in a ratio of 1 to 4.
- Optimum option - alcohol 70%.
- Close the lid tightly and leave for a couple of weeks in a cool place.
- After decant, pour into a clean jar or bottle.
- The tincture is ready.
It is used for rubbing aching joints, back, bruises.
In order to prevent burns( the properties of goose fat are described here), the tincture, before use, is diluted with water.
Infusion for compresses
Prepare it in a ceramic or enameled container.
Place a few leaves of Indian onions there and pour a cool 25 degrees with cool water.
Take ten times more water than the leaves of the .
Sometimes, squeeze the leaves directly into the container itself.
The minimum time for infusion is 12 hours.
Apply the product can be for lotions, compresses, as well as rubbing the sick places on the body.Decoctions
Decoction of Indian onion - stronger and curative than infusion of plants. To prepare:
- chop the onion leaves,
- put the mass in an enameled container, leave
- so at night,
- in the morning bring to a boil and cool.
Decoction can be used to combat rheumatism and tumors, where it shows clear results.
Treatment of herpes
Herpes is an unpleasant viral disease, manifested often in the area of the lips. There are many ways to combat it:
- ointment,
- tablets,
- different folk recipes,
but not all of them eliminate the unpleasant infection.
At the same time, people who grow Indian onions, confirm that this plant is able to effectively fight the virus.
Folk healers are advised to first treat the wound with hydrogen peroxide, and afterwards to spread a finger on top of the fresh juice of the plant.
Perhaps burning, but it will be tolerable. Those who tried this on themselves, confirm that the wound with herpes on the lips( rapid treatment with folk remedies) very quickly dry up and tighten, and after a couple of days the manifestations of herpes disappear completely.
Please note that if the bubbles have already broken , then the juice of Indian onions should not be used together with some ointment.
In case of inflammation and edema the lip is swollen, and then it will have to be treated long and hard.
Before applying the juice of fresh plant leaves, be sure to treat the wound with hydrogen peroxide.
Ointment preparation
Many folk ointment recipes include Indian onions in their ingredients.
It is worth taking into account a number of important tips.
So, if the ointment is made with onion juice, then it is possible to store it in the refrigerator for not more than a week.
The effectiveness of the product will be higher than if the base and juice are mixed immediately before application to the diseased area.
If the tincture is part of the ointment, then it can be stored for a month. There are many ointment recipes, below are some of them:
Fresh
juiceTake some of the fresh juice from the leaves of the plant and five times more petrolatum.
Vaseline placed in a porcelain container or jar of glass, heated in a water bath to a temperature of 40 degrees.
Then the juice is slowly poured into it, the composition is well mixed. Keep the ointment in the refrigerator.
With egg albumen and infusion
Pour 30 ml of onion into the cup, add the proteins of three eggs and place them quickly.
Ointment rub the affected joint, wrap it with special paper designed for compresses and insulate it with something of wool.
Hold for two hours, then wash off and re-wrap the joint with a woolen product.
It is better to carry out the procedure before bedtime.
With burdock root, leaves of cranberries
Stir equally cranberry leaves and, preliminarily, chopped burdock root( treatment of joints with leaves) and green onions( benefit and harm are described here).
The raw material is poured with alcohol in a ratio of 1: 3, then, within ten days, it is insisted in the dark.
The drug has a strong curative effect of , because it is not designed for frequent use.
Use it only when necessary, when you are overwhelmed by acute pain.
On the basis of infusion and poplar bud powder
Dry buds from poplar pulverize. Melt five teaspoons of butter.
A teaspoon of poplar powder and the same onion infusion are added to the oil.
Stir the mixture, wait for the ointment to freeze.
Store in refrigerator.
If necessary, rub into the affected area.
With yarrow tincture
Infusion of onion is prepared with vodka in the proportion of 1:20.
For yarrow tincture( medicinal properties) take 40 grams of this herb, fill half a liter of vodka and insist 3-4 days.
If you suffer from hemorrhoids, drink a tincture of 25 grams before eating. Mix both tinctures in the same amount.
For one part of this mixture take 20 parts of Vaseline, warm in a water bath to a maximum of 45 degrees, then cool.
Ointment is used for the sick spine, lubricating the back along it for 7-8 days.
There are many other ointment recipes with Indian onions in the composition.
Ointments with Vaseline are popular, because of the possibility of long-term storage.
They slowly penetrate into the skin, so safely leave them for a long time and use for particularly delicate areas.
Possible harm
Indian onions are not only useful, but also dangerous. Information about it is contradictory, so drugs should be used with caution.
You can not use the juice of a plant in its pure state, undiluted, because the itself is poisonous to .
Please note that funds with Indian onions in the composition are prohibited to those who suffer from hemophilia.
If recipes are applied externally, they are applied to clean skin. Do not rule out the risk of allergies or burns.
Preparing preparations, wear rubber gloves .
Indian onions - albeit exotic, but if you believe those who know, useful folk remedy. With proper application of risks, no, but the benefits are impressive.See how the Indian onion looks and how to prepare folk remedies from it.
- Usage in folk medicine