Onions - Health Benefits and Nutrition

Onion or "Alliums cepa" belongs to the lily family of plants. The other members of this family are the shallots, garlic, leeks, etc. There are over 500 varieties of green onion, yellow onion, white onion and much more. Any form of race has its unique aroma and flavor, very difficult to get a bit sweet. Not only the onions have been used for centuries in the eastern part, to add flavor to food, but also known for their therapeutic, medicinal and decorative.

Onion contains sulfur oxides, sulfides and thiosulfinates which attract the eye to produce effects. The thiosulfinates exhibit antimicrobial properties, onions are produced very effective in treating infections caused by E. coli, Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella do. Research has clearly shown that the onions are very useful in the prevention of atherosclerosis and lower cholesterol. The sulfur in onions helps to lower blood pressure and lower blood lipids. In addition, onions are a natural source of food rich in flavonoids, which are known to protect against heart disease should be created.

Like onions, a connection with fibrinolytic activity, which makes an excellent natural blood thinner and helps to suppress platelet aggregation. Onion and a rich food source of fructose-oligosaccharides, which inhibit growth of harmful bacteria and stimulate the growth of healthy bacteria in the colon Red onions contain antioxidants that protect against tumor growth, especially in the colon.
 In addition, the use of onions for the effective treatment of anorexia, sneezing and coughing. The onion is useful in treating various health problems such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, insomnia, bronchitis, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. There is also a natural remedy for inflammation of the nerves or "vertigo" and treatment of skin disorders like vitiligo, warts and freckles. It's a little laxative it is advantageous for the nails, hair and eyes, helps with tapeworms and other parasites to kill in the gut and increases the excretion of urine. In addition, the onions reduce bronchoconstriction bronchospasm due to age of the patient of allergic asthma.

With regard to the nutritional value of onions, it contains many vitamins and minerals. Onion is a rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Minerals are phosphorus, calcium and potassium. To his surprise, it also contains protein and carbohydrates 1.4mg/100gm 10.2gm/100gm. The calorific value is 45 per 100 g. Onion.

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