| My family on my mother's side tend to live a long time. | | | | your cooking, that shouldn't be much of a problem. The |
| My great grandfather was asked why that was, and | | | | onions will alter the way your sweat smells and it is a |
| he attributed it to eating green onions on a daily basis. | | | | turn off for bugs. The second is to rub the juice of a |
| Whether or not that's true, onions have a lot of uses. | | | | raw onion all over your body. Either way they may |
| Acne: Crush raw slices and mix with water, apply to | | | | repel something else...other people. |
| the affected area. It may help for several reasons. | | | | Splinter Removal: I have a hole in my leg from a |
| The enzymes in it may act as a toner while other | | | | childhood tangle with a cactus garden. Mom would |
| ingredients reduce swelling. | | | | think she got it all out and it would swell up and she'd |
| Bruises: There are a couple of ways to prepare an | | | | have to go at it with a sewing needle again. I was four, |
| onion to help soothe the pain and inflammation of | | | | and I remember it vividly. Imagine how I feel to know |
| bruises. The first is to just slice it and apply the it raw | | | | that I don't have to use the dreaded sewing needle |
| to the bruise. The second is a little more ambitious, but | | | | again! |
| could be equally effective. Dice half an onion and mix | | | | Tape a piece of raw onion over the splinter. You can |
| with salt. Get a cloth that is long enough and wide | | | | use a bandaid, tape or any other method to keep it |
| enough to cover the bruise, put the onion mix on the | | | | stuck to the site. Wait an hour and check. Chances |
| bruise and tie it on with the cloth. Leave overnight and | | | | are pretty good you'll find the splinter no longer in you |
| the bruise should be much better in the morning. | | | | but now in the raw veggie. If it hasn't quite finished |
| Burns: To be honest, I can't imagine putting it raw on a | | | | working, you can repeat with a fresh piece. |
| burn, but it could work. There is an anti-inflammatory | | | | As an herbalist, I know a lot of remedies, but for me |
| and pain relieving quality to onions. | | | | the best are the ones you can get easily...and probably |
| Insect Repellent: This could work two ways. The first | | | | already have in your house. My knowledge doesn't do |
| way is to actually eat a lot of onions. If you like them in | | | | you a lot of good if you can't get the ingredients. |