What are the benefits of eating onions?

Eat more onions in spring, and the turbidity will be swept away. "Eating onions often can make people relax." Experts from the Municipal Institute of Medicine reminded the public that eating more onions in spring is very beneficial to the health. Onion contains a special volatile oil, and the oil contains allicin, which has a strong bactericidal effect and has obvious effects on preventing respiratory infectious diseases and spring colds. Eating onions often in spring can promote the secretion of digestive juice, help eliminate the dirt and turbid gas accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract, increase appetite, strengthen the spleen, lower blood pressure, blood lipid and blood sugar, and enhance human immunity. These effects are related to the rich trace elements such as germanium in onions. In addition, eating onions is also good for the health of people with cardiovascular sclerosis, elevated cholesterol, constipation and obesity. Onions are very effective in medical treatment, and have the functions of sweating, diuresis and sedation.