Onions as Medicine: Actions
Used externally, on the skin, onions are rubefacient...which is a fancy word for they'll make your skin turn red.  Onions stimulate the skin, making the blood rise to the surface, giving the skin a red appearance.

Internally, onion is a stimulant, an expectorant (loosens phlegm), and a diu...
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Onion nutrition and remedies is our next topic, to continue with the 'natural remedies you may already have in your kitchen' theme.  This humble little bulb has a long and fragrant history, much like its cousin, garlic.  In fact, these two have similar actions...and compliment one another in remedies and recipes alike.  You may already be aware of the many uses of onions in the kitchen, but onions, like garlic, have been interwoven in the history of medicine for tho...

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