Spring Onions

Spring onions (also called green onions) make a great addition to many meals and salads; they're suitable for people who find regular onions too strong, and they provide some great benefits for your health.

Green onions are known to reduce the levels of cholesterol and lower the blood pressure, thus reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. They also contain substances that prevent the formation of blood clots (in smaller amounts then regular onions, but still useful).
Traditional Chinese medicine uses them to cure sinus infections, probably due to their high content of vitamin C, which is also good when fighting against cold and flu.Spring onions contain a substance called quercitin, which is used against tumors. That's why eating them regularly reduces the risk for several types of cancer, in particular colon cancer. This substance might also be associated with some anti-inflammatory effects, thus reducing the symptoms in cases of arthritis.For diabetes patients, spring onions are particularly beneficial, because they help keep sugar levels under control and increase the tolerance to glucose.


More nutritional information about spring onions

100 grams contain:  
4 grams of dietary fiber
vitamin C – about 15% of the daily requirement  
vitamin A – about 5% of the daily requirement 
Calcium – 31 mg
Iron – 1.2 mg
Potassium – 180 mg
Carotene – 14 µg
Vitamin B1 – 0.04 mg
Vitamin B2 – 0.04 mg


Green Onion as Alternative Medicine
It is mainly used as a traditional medicine for common cold.
It stimulates the respiratory tract and helps in expelling sputum (phlegm).
It contains essential oils that stimulates the sweat glands and promote sweating.
It normalizes blood pressure.
It increases appetite.
It helps prevent diarrhea.
It is rich in sulfur, an essential element that kills or inhibits fungus infections.
It inhibits cancer cell growth especially colon cancer. Green onion's anti-colon cancer properties are well known among traditional healers around the world.
It contains vitamin A and C. The white part of it has calcium, too.
It is a good appetizer.
It helps speed up blood circulation and absorbs vitamin B1. This helps reduce stress and tiredness.

Topical Application of Green Onion

FOR SORE THROAT

Cut the green onion's white part into pieces. Put it in a cloth bag and steam it for a hot compress. You can also mix the green onion with grated ginger and some salt. Wrap the hot bag in a towel or gauze and place it over the throat, chest, soles, palms, back, and armpits. It promotes perspiration and lowers the heat and pain. This method is known since the ancient times, and it is as good as commercially sold plasters.

FOR SWOLLEN FEET

Boil the whole green onion for a few minutes. Grind it and mix with a little water just enough to make a paste, and then place it to the swollen part of your feet. This simple method is used since hundreds of years ago by our ancestors.

FOR NASAL CONGESTION (RUNNY NOSE)

Mash the green onion and make wet cotton with its juice. Place the wet cotton to your nose.

Believe it or not, if you cannot sleep well, just place a bundle of green onion beside your pillow.

Did you know that green onion eliminates unwelcome smell of fishes and meats, too?

How to store green onion? Wrap it in newspapers and place it in the refrigerator. If it has been cut, put it in a poly bag, and place it in the refrigerator.

Do you believe that an average healthy person consumes about 100–150 grams of green onion every day? Why don't you try it? We have some information that people who eat green onion daily live healthier than others.