Onions for Cancer Treatment

Onions can assist in a holistic cancer treatment. Onions may not cure cancer alone but with combination of other herbs, fruits and therapies. Onions will boost cancer treatment effectiveness.
Onions are a member of the Allium family which includes garlic, chives, leeks, chives, scallions and shallots. Onions have strong and pungent smell and taste which flavors food. It also has nutrients and vitamins that can cure illnesses and also a prevention from cancer.

Onion Historical Medical Usage
Onions are native to Asia and the Middle East and have been cultivated for over five thousand years. Onions have the power to prevent and treat stomach disease. In ancient Greece, athletes ate large quantities of onion because it was believed that it would lighten the balance of blood. Roman gladiators were rubbed down with onion to firm up their muscles. Doctors were known to prescribe onions to facilitate bowel movements and erections, and also to relieve headaches, coughs, snake bite and hair loss.

Onion Health Benefits

Onion is a stimulant and mild counter irritant, helps prevent bacterial infection. Onion is a powerful anti-septic that is rich in vitamins A, B and C. It is a potent source of folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, chromium, iron and dietary fiber. There are a lot of health benefits onions as far as time goes back and until the present time onions’ use to cure other diseases and illness.

The health benefits of onion are endless because of its powerful anti-septic and anti-bacterial properties. Onionin A-a unique sulfur molecule in onion that is found in the bulb portion of the plant-has been shown to inhibit the activity of macrophages, specialized white blood cells that play a key role in our body’s immune defense system, and one of their defense activities involves the triggering of large-scale inflammatory responses.

Onions Anti-Cancer Agents

Onion extracts, rich in a variety of sulfides, provide some protection against tumor growth. In central Georgia where Vidalia onions are grown, mortality rates from stomach cancer are about one-half the average level for the United States. Studies in Greece have shown a high consumption of onions, garlic and other allium herbs to be protective against stomach cancer.

Another study was done by Cornell University food scientists, led by Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of food science, Western pungent yellow and Northern Red onions are higher in anti-cancer chemicals than other varieties tested. Furthermore, Liu found that shallots and Western Yellow and pungent yellow onion varieties are particularly effective against liver cancer cells, while pungent yellow and Western Yellow varieties have the greatest effect on colon cancer cells.

“Onions are one of the richest sources of flavonoids in the human diet,” Liu pointed out. “And flavonoid consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.”

Flavonoids are not only anti-cancer but also are known to be antibacterial, antiviral, anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory.” Onions also contain quercetin, a very potent antioxidant. It does not only protect against free radicals that oxidize the cells, but also blocks carcinogen agents in the environment, slows the development and spreading of cancer cells in our body etc. By inhibiting the producing and releasing of histamine and other allergic or inflammatory agents, quercetin is one of the main anti-inflammatory substances in the body, preventing and curing even very severe allergies or inflammations.

Onion Precaution

Onion should be taken with meals preferably raw, as fried or cooked onions are comparatively difficult to digest. For therapeutic purposes, it is advisable to use onion juice instead of the whole onion. Its being a stimulating and irritating food, one should excess consumption. Too much consumption of onions would affect your breath. You should brush after you have eaten.

Onion Dosage

Onion comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. For soothing sore throats and coughs, use 2 Onions and 2 tablespoons honey, steeped overnight at room temperature. Steeping 4 medium-sized hot Onions in 1 liter or pint of hot water for 2 or 3 hours works as an infusion for treating colds, congestion, coughs, and bronchitis. Simmer 3 Onions in ¾ cup of water for 5 to 10 minutes, then strain and ad honey for relieving congestion. Tea made from boiled Onion skins are used to improve poor circulation, and works especially well in cases of gout. For other formulations and products, read and follow product label directions.

Onion Research Links

“Although milder onions are becoming more popular, the bitter and more pungent onions seem to have more flavonoid compounds and appear to be more healthful,” says Liu.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/oct04/onions.cancer.ssl.html

Onion consumption was associated with reduced risk of stomach cancer.
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