Onions for feeling better.?

Question

Onions for feeling better.My ex-friend's mom makes it. How do you cook an onion for relief of a cold?

Answer 1

That is a load of crap.

On second thought

eat them raw and use as a decongestant.

Answer 2

I don't know if there is a specific recipe involving onions and curing a cold, but you could try making a nice onion soup. Alternatively, and this is for people who really enjoy onions (like me), cut a groove into a peeled onion and stick a pat of butter in - season with salt and pepper - wrap in foil and cook it in the oven. Mmm, delicious onion.

Answer 3

Raw onions help.Some 25 years back(in80s) there was a bad "Eye flu"(they called) a viral Eye sore with a lot of redness in the cornea,& itching lasting for 3 days in Delhi(India)-highly contageous-All affected people were wearing black tinted glasses as they could not tolerate sun-light.In my family out of 5-- 4 persons got it.Doctors -Opthalmologists had no treatment except preventing further bacterial infection.My wife did not get at all-because she was peeling raw onion every day for cooking and there was copious tears flowing out of her eyes.Later we read a report that onion's volatile vapours(containing Organo Phosphates?) prevent this infection.

Answer 4

Here is the recipe i feed my kids when they get sick (which is rare)

1) 2 white onions diced
2) 3 tbsp of Red's Hot Sauce
4) 3 tbsp of Tobasco Sauce
5) 1 tbsp of cilantro chopped
6) 1/2 cup of your favorite hot horse radish sauce

mixed all ingredients well, you could blend to consistency of a paste, and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Then feed to the sick people. May cause vomitting. Definitly WILL clear out sinuses!

Answer 5

I've heard of that you just eat a raw onion I believe the result is a decongestant effect..

Answer 6

you make a pultice out of fried onions and put it on your chest..supposedly that is supposed to help. My mother used to get that Rx when she was a kid. BLAH!! If anything I think it would make people sicker.