Onions have antibacterial and antiseptic properties
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that
visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.
Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very
healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was
different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a
dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The
doctor couldn’t believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and
place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did
find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria,
therefore, keeping the family healthy.
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several
years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were
many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with
onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must
work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.)
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around
your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or
under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We
did it last year and we never got the flu.
If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better.
If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..
Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who
regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with
this most interesting experience about onions:
Weldon,thanks for the reminder. I don’t know about the farmers
story…but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very
ill…I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one
end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar…placing the
jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in
the morning from the germs…sure enough it happened just like that…the onion was a
mess and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed
around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful
antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
This is the other note.
LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS
Onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You
should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion. It’s not even safe
even if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.
It’s already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a
bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put
in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
If you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you’ll probably be
okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich,
you’re asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato
salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will
even begin to break down.
Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize
onions. Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next
day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates
Toxic bacteria which may cause Adverse Stomach infections because of excess
Bile secretions and even Food poisoning.
Proof: when you have paint fumes in a room, peeled and cut onions in a bowl
of water neutralizes the fumes, so, it does the same for germs and bugs.
Please pass it on to all you love and care.
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