Traditional medicine offers many ways and recipes for how to cure a runny nose at home, using fruits and vegetables, herbs and other gifts of nature for these purposes. This article will focus on the benefits of onions and therapeutic methods for its use to improve the well-being of children.

Did you know? The healing properties of onions were appreciated in ancient Egypt. So, Herodotus in his historical works wrote that onions, garlic and radishes were given in significant numbers to slaves involved in the construction of the pyramids, in order to strengthen their health and endurance.

Useful properties of onions

The fact that onions positively affects the state of human health has been known for a long time, and recipes for the preparation of medicinal products are stored in the treasury of traditional medicine and their effectiveness has been confirmed by the experience of many who have tried this simple but effective tool.

From onion prepare:

• the juice;
• gruel;
• ointments;
• cut it into pieces;
• breathe his fumes.

Useful properties of the product lie in its rich vitamin and mineral complex. Onions can be used both for prevention and for treatment.

• Among the useful substances it is important to highlight the following:
• vitamins B and E;
• ascorbic, malic and citric acids;
• volatile;
• flavonoids;
• inulin;
• enzymes;
• glycosides;
• essential oils;
• minerals.

• Due to this composition, onion has such useful properties:
• models the body's defenses, strengthening it;
• destroys pathogenic microorganisms, fights infections;
• helps the body cope with viruses;
• reduces the risk of allergic manifestations;
• activates the nervous system;
• arouses appetite;
• normalizes metabolic processes in the body.

Cooking recipes

Onions can be used in various forms to treat a runny nose. The most popular and proven means are:

• onion drops;
• vegetable-based ointment;
• inhalation.

Important! Before using folk remedies based on onion, you must consult a doctor. Particular care should be taken in treating children, since the effect of onions on the mucous membrane can be too aggressive and cause an allergic reaction.

Drops

Onion juice has very active properties, and before using it to make drops, the juice must be diluted with water to prevent burns to the nasal mucosa.

Recipe number 1

Preparation of drops based on onion juice:

1. Peel the onion and chop (you can use a fine grater, a blender or chop finely).
2. Squash the gruel through several gauze layers.

The resulting juice can be used in pure form, or can be diluted with water a little in order to prevent burns of the mucosa. You can apply drops three times a day. The remains of the medicinal product should be sent to the refrigerator, covering the container with a lid. Shelf life should not exceed 4 days.

Recipe number 2

Preparation of a more gentle solution of drops based on onion with oil:

1. Peel and finely chop the onion.
2. Pour the chopped vegetable into a dry frying pan.
3. Pass it until golden brown over low heat. At the same time, the onion lets juice out.
4. Remove from the stove and transfer to a container for cooling.
5. Add 2 tbsp. l oils (sunflower, olive).
6. Stir and put in partial shade to infuse for 12 hours.
7. Strain the mass through several layers of gauze to remove the pulp of the vegetable.

Bury a few drops 3 times a day. This recipe is more gentle than that based on the use of a raw product, and it can be used for instillation in children. However, in this case, it is recommended to double the amount of vegetable oil.

Did you know? Onions are sweeter than apples. This was confirmed by studies by scientists who found that the slices of this vegetable contain 6% sugar, which exceeds its amount in apples and pears. During passivation, aggressive and corrosive substances from it disappear and sweetness is felt.

Recipe number 3

Honey and onion drops showed themselves well in the treatment of the common cold. These two natural remedies have a powerful tonic, anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating effect, enhancing the effect of each other.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Chop the onion and take 3 tbsp. product.
2. Add 1 teaspoon of honey and mix.
3. Dilute the mixture in 250 ml of water and let it stand for half an hour.
4. Strain and bury no more than 1 time in 6 hours.

Ointments

Ointments are a good remedy based on onions.

Recipe number 1

To prepare the ointment, it is necessary to grind the ingredients using a fine grater, and then pass them through a gauze press. All ingredients are taken in equal proportions - 1 tsp.

Ingredients:

• onion juice;
• aloe juice;
• vegetable oil (sunflower, olive);
• milk (or melted butter);
• honey;
• laundry soap.

Cooking:

1. The components of the ointment are combined in containers and sent to a water bath, where they should melt and acquire a homogeneous consistency similar to a thick brown cream.
2. Cool the product.
3. Make a cotton swab and soak it with ointment. A swab is inserted into the nostril and left for 20-30 minutes.

The procedure is repeated 3 times a day. Store the ointment in a closed container in the refrigerator.

Recipe number 2

For the preparation of the ointment, it is recommended to take all components in the same proportion, for convenience it can be either a teaspoon or 5-10 g of the product.

Ingredients:

• onion juice;
• cyclamen root;
• aloe pulp;
• Vishnevsky ointment;
• honey.

Cooking:

1. The components are ground using a grater and passed through cheesecloth to remove the pulp.
2. Connect in a common capacity.
3. Before use, the ointment is heated to body temperature, and then applied to cotton swabs and inserted into the nose.

The procedure is recommended no more than 30 minutes.

Recipe number 3

Ingredients:

• honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
• onion juice - 7 drops;
• eucalyptus oil - 5 drops.

The ingredients are mixed and applied to the nasal mucosa 1 time per day. This tool is good for the prevention of viral diseases.

Inhalation

This tool is effective for the restoration of the respiratory tract, better discharge of sputum, the fight against viruses, infections of the oral cavity.

Recipe number 1

1. Chop the onion to a mushy state. Take 3 hours onion mass.
2. Boil 3 l of water and add vegetable gruel to them.
3. Allow the water to cool slightly.
4. Cover yourself with a towel and breathe deeply over the container with the medicinal product.

Perform the procedure twice a day. You can go outside one hour after its completion.

Important! You should control the temperature of the water for inhalation, not allowing it to be hot - this can cause burns to the respiratory tract and facial skin.

Recipe number 2

Onion gruel is placed in a glass, which is placed in a water bath. A funnel is made of paper and one edge is lowered into a glass of onion. And the other is directed alternately to each nostril. During heating, onion fumes will increase significantly.

Recipe number 3

Ingredients:

• onion peel - 4 tbsp. l .;
• water - 1 l.

Hulls are poured into boiling water and wait for the complete solution to boil. Inhalation is carried out, covered with a towel over a floating container.

Principle of action for nasal congestion

A nasal breathing sensation can occur due to a violation of normal blood flow in the nasal cavity as a result of an infectious or viral disease. This leads to the fact that the vessels expand, the mucous membrane becomes thicker and there is edema, which leads to impaired functioning of the glands. Mucus is produced, and breathing becomes difficult, a person ceases to breathe normally through the nose.

Onion-based therapies have a positive effect on the mucosa, reduce its swelling, bring the vessels into tone, having a vasoconstrictive effect, and reduce the amount of mucus. Onion components destroy pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms in more complex and protracted cases of a runny nose.

At what age can children drip onions

Means based on this vegetable are used to treat snot in children in folk medicine, this fact is also recognized by representatives of the traditional. However, it is worth remembering that the action of the juice is very aggressive. Such drops can not be used in the treatment of colds in babies up to 2 years old, they can be replaced with carrot or beetroot juice.It is also worthwhile to be careful about the use of this therapeutic agent to eliminate a cold in children under 12 years of age. For this age category, it is recommended to dilute onion juice with water 2-3 times in order to prevent an allergic reaction to the active components of the bitter vegetable.

How to instill a child’s nose

Before carrying out the procedure, you should evaluate all the risks and advantages of this method of treatment, take all measures to prevent burns of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. Before using the drops, if they were kept in the refrigerator, they are heated to body temperature and diluted with water, after which 1 drop is instilled into each nostril three times a day.

Contraindications

Having considered the benefits of onion-based therapeutics, it should be said about cases when such treatment should be postponed due to the aggressive and very active action of the components, as well as when it is completely unsafe to use it. The product is not effective for allergic rhinitis, and its use can lead to a severe allergic reaction.

Based on this, it is not recommended to use onion remedies:

• with allergies and a tendency to any type of allergic reaction;
• children under 12 years old are not recommended, and up to 2 years old is prohibited;
• children with pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system;
• pregnant and lactating women;
• with damage to the nasal mucosa: scratches, crusts, ulcers and its over-dried state;
• in the presence of polyps in the nose;
• with severe swelling of the nasal mucosa;
• with hepatitis, cirrhosis, blockage of the liver ducts;
• with an ulcer of the duodenum and stomach.

The useful properties of this product have been known for a long time, and even modern people still use this effective therapeutic agent to eliminate nasal congestion and treat a runny nose, as well as to improve overall health. However, it is worth approaching the treatment with care, observe the dosage and rate of use of drops, ointments and inhalations, so as not to harm.