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Onion
🐾Zwiebel · (Allium cepa)
Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Description
The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chives.
- Rawuse.plant_part.bulbInternalTraditional use
Raw onion as spring tonic and digestive stimulant: promotes salivary and gastric secretion, mildly supports blood pressure regulation, traditionally regarded as a kitchen remedy for the circulation. Rich in quercetin and sulphur compounds.
Preparation & dosage
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- Teause.plant_part.bulbInternalFolk medicine
Onion cough tea or onion decoction for cold-related cough and hoarseness: a traditional home remedy reputed to be expectorant and mildly antibacterial. Honey adds soothing effect and improves the taste.
Preparation & dosage
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- Spiceuse.plant_part.bulbInternalTraditional use
Culinary staple used in nearly every cuisine: milder when cooked, sharper raw. Provides prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (inulin-type) for gut flora.
Preparation & dosage
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- Tinctureuse.plant_part.bulbInternalFolk medicine
Onion tincture (onion juice with honey, or alcohol macerate) as folk cough remedy and mild tonic. Traditionally used at the onset of colds.
Preparation & dosage
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- Compressuse.plant_part.bulbExternalFolk medicine
Onion poultice or warm onion compress as an old home remedy for earache, insect bites and painful swellings. The warm, chopped onion is wrapped in a cloth and placed on the affected area. NOT a substitute for medical evaluation of earache, especially in children.
Preparation & dosage
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- Inhalationuse.plant_part.bulbExternalFolk medicine
Freshly cut onion as bedside inhalation for blocked nose and cold: a halved onion on the night-stand is a folk remedy said to ease nocturnal breathing.
Preparation & dosage
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🤝 Permaculture Partners
In your garden, this plant acts as:
✨ Best symbiotic partners
- 🌿 Chives Both Allium family, coexist without issue.
- 🌿 Beetroot Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Kohlrabi Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Broccoli Onion deters cabbage root fly.
- 🌿 Cucumber Onion deters mildew spores from cucumbers.
- 🌿 Zucchini Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Carrot Carrot deters onion fly.
- 🌿 Lettuce Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Lettuce Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Matricaria chamomilla Chamomile boosts onion aroma — old farming rule.
- 🌿 Parsnip Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Parsley Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Tomato Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Spinach Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🌿 Tagetes patula Marigold deters onion fly.
⚠️ Better not planted together
- 🥬 Phaseolus vulgaris Onion and bean inhibit each other.
- 🥬 Phaseolus vulgaris Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🥬 Snap pea Classic companion-planting partner.
- 🥬 Pea Pea and onion should be separated — growth inhibition.
📦 Part of these planting sets:
Source: Helga und Margarete Langerhorst, Mein gesunder Naturgarten (eigene Kuration)