Onion is rich in selenium, a mineral that has been shown to reduce the risk of prostate lung and breast cancer.
Onion is a source of energy and acts as a stimulant, increases vigor and vitality, acts as an expectorant and diuretic, slows the heart beat, prevent flatulence and dyspepsia.
Onion juice mixed with ginger juice and honey can act as an expectorant. Onion juice taken in hot water acts as diuretic.
Onion juice rubbed between the toes 2 to 3 times daily can cure athlete’s foot. A mixture of 1 to 2 teaspoon onion juice with 1 teaspoon vinegar can fade unsightly liver spots or dark blemishes.
Onion juice if dropped into the ears to help earache, and sniffed up into the nostrils for nosebleeds. It helps heal insect bites and scorpion stings and certain skin diseases.
Study in German shows drinking onion juice reduces asthma by 50%, while another study in United States reveals that yellow or white onion juice can raise heart protective HDL cholesterol 30% over time.
Onion Juice
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