Along the way in researching remedies I ran across information regarding onions being used to reduce fever and take away symptoms commonly associated with flu and colds. Onions sliced and placed in wool or cotton socks and applied to the feet. It also recommended sliced onions in a bowl by the bed. It is believed that the onions have the capacity to draw out the fever. It really sounded too simple. I have used many natural methods for illnesses, but this one seemed to boarder on just plain weird.
I have two teenage children. There was, as always, an illness going through their high school and they came down with it. By the second day they were too sick to take anything by mouth. Anything taken
would come back up. I could not use the herbal remedies I normally use. This illness was so intense those infected were bed ridden for a week or more. I was very concerned. The exact type of onion is not mentioned in the research material. Since this is an old Native American recipe, I went with the type of onion that has been available for hundreds of years. The basic yellow onion from an organic source.
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