Due to the high content of rutin and various microelements, onion peels hold a respected and significant place in folk medicine. Even our distant ancestors knew about the healing properties of onions and their peels, using them to treat diseases in both people and domestic animals.
Recently, science has taken an interest in onion peels, recognizing them as more valuable in medicinal terms than the onion itself. The modern pharmaceutical industry produces medicinal products and ointments based on onion peels. A substantial amount of quercetin, a highly valuable substance for the human body, has been found in onion peels, with levels significantly higher than those found in citrus fruits, sea buckthorn, and red grapes. Quercetin in the human body helps prevent aging, acts as an excellent antioxidant, and has anti-cancer properties.
In the fight against cancer, the Austrian folk healer Rudolf Breuss recommends that his patients consume a simple soup made with onions and their peels twice a day.
Onion peels are used in folk medicine by many cultures and have common recipes. To prepare the soup, take a medium-sized onion with its peel, finely chop it, and sauté it well in oil until golden brown. Add half a liter of cold water and cook until the onion is completely dissolved. Then mix everything with a hot, fresh broth of herbs or vegetables. Mix well, strain, and consume one or two bowls a day. Daily intake of onion broth for preventive purposes can protect anyone from a stroke. To do this, wash a handful of onion peels, cover them with water in a pot, bring to a boil, and simmer until ready. Strain and drink as tea, using the broth as a brew.
Onion peels in folk medicine are also used to treat allergies, bronchial asthma, pyelonephritis, cystitis, nephritis, and diseases of the bladder and kidneys. For this, three heaping teaspoons of finely ground onion peels are brewed with boiling water, using two cups of water, and infused for half an hour. Take one tablespoon two to four times during the day.
For oral diseases such as stomatitis, onion peel decoction is used as a mouth rinse. It is prepared by pouring three teaspoons of crushed onion peel with five hundred grams of hot water, bringing it to a boil, and straining after an eight-hour infusion. A handful of onion peels boiled for five minutes in a glass of water and cooled to body temperature can be used as a rinse to strengthen hair roots.
In the case of atherosclerosis, a tincture made from two tablespoons of finely chopped onion peels and one hundred milliliters of high-quality vodka is helpful. After infusing in a dark and cool place for a week, strain the tincture. It is taken with unrefined sunflower oil, calculating twenty drops of the tincture per tablespoon of oil, three times daily, thirty minutes before meals. Treatment with this tincture should last fourteen days, followed by a ten-day break before repeating the course.
A quick preventive and strengthening tea can be prepared for multiple daily servings. At work, you can simply throw a pinch of finely ground onion peels into a cup of boiling water, cover, and let it steep for ten minutes. Strain and drink it without restrictions for your health
