In early spring, when most plants do not even show up from the ground, the slug bow already pleases us with its bright green leaves and the opportunity to prepare the first salad with greens from its garden. In this case, the beneficial properties of the leaves and onion bulb bulbs are simply amazing. This is a real storehouse of vitamins for a body exhausted during the winter.
Vitamins in Slug Onion
In food you can eat both leaves and bulbs of slime. They have a lot of vitamins and mineral salts, which explains the useful properties of this plant. So, slime leaves contain vitamin C, vitamins B1, B2, and also PP, they have plenty of provitamin A (carotene). In addition, do not forget that the leaves of onions are a real treasure of highly active phytoncides and natural sugars (fructose, glucose, polysaccharide inulin). If we talk about the minerals contained in the leaves of the onion-slime, it is especially worth noting the salts of manganese, potassium, iron, zinc, nickel and molybdenum. The bulb of slime is also very useful. It contains essential oils, flavonoids, vitamins of group B , and also E and C.
How useful is the slug bow?
The use of onion slug has been tested for centuries, and has also been confirmed by numerous studies. To get the maximum effect, you need to eat as much fresh greens and bulb onions as slugs. Moreover, useful properties are not only cultivated its species, but also wild onion-slizun.
- For starters, it should be noted that the onion slug improves immunity, saturates the body with vitamins, which helps to survive the avitaminosis after winter, and also to avoid colds and infectious diseases. Onion slime also has an antimicrobial effect.
- Luke-slime has proven itself in the treatment of digestive and gastrointestinal diseases. In particular, it is useful to eat it in case of gastric ulcer, as well as gastritis with high acidity. The maintenance of a plenty of useful substances in an onions strengthens appetite and helps with mastering of food.
- The use of onion-slizun food is very important for the work of the cardiovascular system. The salts contained in its composition lead to a normalization of the pressure.
- It is recommended to use onion-slizun to remove toxins from the body, as well as to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood.
- Onion slizun accelerates metabolism, so it can be eaten by those who want to lose weight. In addition, it improves the condition of hair and nails, and, for such cosmetic purposes, it can be used not only inside, but also externally, making compresses and baths from the leaves of onions. This plant also helps the formation of new epithelial cells, which gives an anti-aging effect.
- Luke-slime has a beneficial effect on the thyroid gland, as it contains a useful riboflavin.
- This plant, which can be found in almost every vegetable garden or cottage, is also an excellent tool for healing wounds and repairing damaged tissues.
- It is recommended to consume onion-slizun and for the prevention of oncological diseases, since this plant contains vitamins A and C.
Benefit and harm of onion slug
Despite such a huge amount of useful properties and a wonderful, balanced composition of vitamins, salts and other substances, like any product, the onion slug has some contraindications to use that should be observed. Thus, it is not recommended to use it for food in acute conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, despite the fact that during the period of remission there is a slug can and even is necessary. Another contraindication is the individual intolerance of the product. However, it is rare.