For the treatment of abscesses, boils and festering wounds, official medicine recommends antibacterial drugs for oral and external use, and traditional healers have long used baked onions for this purpose. Vegetable is considered the most effective tool in the fight against pathogens of inflammatory processes. How to prepare the medicine yourself, what should be taken into account at the same time, and what side effects are possible - read more about this in the article.

Useful properties of baked onions

Our ancestors regarded baked onions as a universal remedy for diseases associated with the accumulation of pus. It was used for cough, sinusitis, uterine erosion, boils, furunculosis, carbunculosis, poorly healing wounds, and dental inflammation.

Did you know? There have been times in history when Europe forbade the use of onions for the holidays. This was due to the properties of the vegetable to cause tears.

The effectiveness of the healing properties of onions is based on the overwhelming effect on active pathogenic microbes that provoke inflammation. Thus, their viability is blocked, they stop reproduction. Under the influence of warm onion petals in the process of blood circulation, the abscess begins to ripen faster.

With boils, the formation of new inflamed foci is inhibited, and the risks of combining existing boils into carbuncles are also prevented.

However, the maximum effect of this folk remedy is possible only in combination with antibiotics and antiseptics. Medical oral therapy fights pathogens in the blood, and onion compresses only stimulate the maturation of suppurative places on the body.

How effective is baked onion for healing?

It is appropriate to treat abscesses with folk remedies when one abscess has appeared on the body, and the inflammatory process has not yet been complicated by fever. In cases of detection of numerous foci, immediate consultation of a qualified specialist is required.

Important! Boils cannot be heated, so bake onions must be cooled before use.

To understand why a vegetable draws pus, it is important to understand its main features. Indeed, when baking under the influence of heat, the sharpness of the onion weakens, but the ability to neutralize the infection remains. In addition, this method of treatment does not cause skin irritation.

• With baked onions can be cured:
• Skin infection (in the initial stages of the disease). To do this, you will need to make a special paste from a glass of boiled milk, soaked in it a pile of white bread and finely chopped onions. The tool is applied at night to a sore spot, fixing with a gauze bandage.
• Cough. The medicine is prepared from a teaspoon of honey dissolved in a glass of warm water and onion juice. Drinking should be taken three times a day. With chills, it is recommended to eat a raw vegetable.
• Migraine, ear pain. To do this, you need to attach halves of baked onions to the ears and forehead at night.
• Bee and hornet bites. If you attach a baked onion petal to the affected area, the edema will significantly decrease, and the wound will heal.

How to bake onions to treat a boil?

You can bake medicinal raw materials for the treatment of boils, boils and boils in the oven, microwave and stove. All methods are based on the same principle: a peeled vegetable without the use of any fats, whole or cut, is immersed in a dry dish, covered with a lid and kept at high temperature for several minutes.

If the baking process takes place on a hob, use a small skillet. After it warms up, put the onion on it, cover and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.

When preparing the product in the oven, preheat it to + 180 ° C. Then put the prepared vegetable on a hot baking sheet and bake for 5-6 minutes.

The use of a microwave oven provides for the use of special dishes. Without preheating, dip the onion into it, set the maximum power and leave to bake for 10 minutes. This method is convenient with the ability to clearly fix the right time and temperature.

For greater effectiveness, the vegetable can be crushed to a mushy consistency or cut into plates, as well as supplemented with other medicinal ingredients.

Here are the most effective recipes:

1. Bake 100 g of onion without husks, grind it in a blender and mix with 50 g of grated laundry soap. Put the resulting slurry on the prepared wide bandage for a compress. Putting a bandage on the wound, wrap it with polyethylene and leave it for 2-3 hours. It is advisable to wrap the sore spot with a blanket or a warm scarf during this period.
2. Grind one baked onion until gruel, then add equal parts of wheat flour and liquid honey. Attach the resulting composition to the abscess, cover with polyethylene and tie with a bandage.
3. Combine the baked onion chopped in a blender with an equal portion of garlic gruel. The composition is applied to the boil for 2-3 hours, fixed with cotton wool and adhesive. To enhance the exhaustion of pus, it is recommended to insulate the affected area of ​​the body with woolen clothing.

Important! When using crystallized honey, melt it in a water bath and in no case dissolve it in a liquid whose temperature is above + 60 ° С. Under such conditions, harmful substances are formed in the composition of the bee product.

Possible contraindications and side effects

Onion therapy is highly effective and versatile, but still not suitable for everyone. Baked product is less dangerous than raw. With insufficient heat treatment, it can cause serious irritation of the mucous membranes and skin.

• Onion treatment is not recommended for people who are diagnosed with:
• asthmatic diseases;
• allergic reactions, as well as individual intolerance to onions;
• gastritis, ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract (if necessary, internal use).

Excessive amounts of raw vegetables can trigger hypertensive attacks and other ailments of the cardiovascular system. But a moderate amount of baked and boiled onions will not do much harm.

Useful Tips

In order to maximize the effect of baked onions, folk healers advise:

• choose conditional vegetables without signs of rot and mechanical damage;
• Before baking, always peel the onions, rinse with running water and wipe away any moisture with a kitchen towel;
• cool before use;
• withstand a compress for at least 2 hours;
• fix the bandage with gauze or bandage, and also insulate it with woolen clothing.

Did you know? According to the UN, today the largest consumers of onions are Libyans. In the country, every year an average resident eats about 33 kg of vegetable.

Therapy with baked onions is considered one of the most effective. It is advantageous for its accessibility and harmlessness, appropriate in the initial stages of the development of the disease. With home treatment, boils should not be complicated by fever.