Known Herbal Formulas of Onion

The bulb of the onion is the part of the onion that is mostly used in cooking and medicinal applications. The greens may also be used in cooking and for flavoring.

The onion may be tinctured with a menstruum of apple cider vinegar. This will last for a relatively long period of time. The onion may also be chopped and dried either on a screen or in a low-heated dehydrator and stored in an airtight, dark colored container away from light and heat, especially if planning to store the onion for a longer period of time. Once the onion is dried it may also be ground and powered and stored in an airtight, dark colored container away from light and heat.

For conditions in which there is a cough whether it is due to a dry tickle in the throat to the extreme of a wracking, throat-ripping cough, we’ve found that the formula in which Dr. Christopher recommends in his Herbal Home Health Care is the best cough syrup we’ve ever used.

This onion cough syrup is prepared by chopping several large onions into a double boiler. Cover the onions with honey. Boil the water beneath the double boiler. Once the honey has begun to liquefy add an ounce of horehound herb, liquorice root or cherry bark or any combination of these herbs. These herbs will magnify the expectorant properties of the cough syrup. Cover and let this concoction simmer in the double boiler for 4 to 5 hours. Strain the liquid syrup from the herb; bottle, label and refrigerate. The cough syrup will last several weeks in the refrigerator.10

Be sure that the honey has been harvested from the area from which you live and that it is a good pure honey in which no sugar has been used or that has not been pasteurized or changed from its natural state.

Another excellent formula is to be used for earaches and ear infections. And it is simple to prepare and apply. Take a medium sized onion, remove the peal and slice the onion in half. Bake the onion halves in the oven until it is between starting to become translucent and translucent. Cool the onion until the warmth of it can be tolerated on the sensitive area of the ear. It is advisable to rub some olive oil on the ear and around the ear to prevent any skin reactions. Place the warm onions on both ears, (when treating ears, always treat both at the same time) and wrap them onto the ear with a layer of plastic wrap, a bandage and secure this on the head with a nightcap. Garlic oil may also be placed in the ears before the onions are applied to fight infection.10

The use of onions that have been sliced and lightly sautéed in olive oil until just translucent and laid on the chest, covered with a plastic wrapped with a bandage or covered with a towel and kept warm with a hot water bottle will allow the expectoration action to relieve congestion of the lungs and bronchial tract.