Could the humble onion be a cure for Covid? Who knows, but well worth exploring the magical healing properties of this much-maligned vegetable.
Yes, over the century’s, folklore says the onion can cure anything. I had always thought that only applied to my Jewish Penicillin (chicken soup to you) that cured everything, including broken hearts and influenza! The recipe is available on request.
Rumour has it that during the great plague, many believed that putting a few onions on the floor was thought to absorb disease. Or that onions could ward off witches, see off snakes and even predict marriage. Not that we get many snakes or witches around here these days. Mind you, a couple of people have just sprung to mind as I wrote that comment. Ho-hum. Naughty me!
Onion poultices were made up and rubbed onto the wounds the great plague left in it’s wake. Even today old wives tales say that onions and salt can cure chilblains when rubbed onto the chilblain.
During the Spanish ‘Flu epidemic of 1918-1920, people wore masks as per today, but the difference then was they inserted a piece of raw onion behind the face covering. Yuck. Can you imagine? The whiff of a soap dodger springs to mind, although this, if used today, might help with social distancing, methinks.
Over the years, onions have been useful to help with colds and coughs, so could his humble, much-underrated vegetable help in our fight against Covid?
And that really is shallot!
This article has been produced very tongue in cheek – enjoy!
Parr Excellance 