Shallots are thought to have several centuries known by the public. But if you already know what are the benefits of red onion? Plant onion Allium cepa has the Latin name derived from the tribe Liliceae. This plant is easy to grow and reproduce using the bulbs are planted in the soil. Based on history, the man who invented the onion is Chistopher Columbus. He brought the plant up to North America in 1942. Until now, the variety of onion was very diverse and we can find everywhere. Each of these variations largely determine the quality of the outcome of onion bulbs.

Shallots are very familiar in our lives as a spice in everyday cooking. To the knowledge of the benefits of onion is also necessary for us to know. Efficacy onion has actually been much felt by humans since centuries ago. For example is to add extra power to the workers who built the pyramids of Egypt, they diligently eating onions and radishes.

In addition, the Gladiators in ancient Rome before also use garlic to increase their muscle strength. They rub onion into all parts of the body before the match. They believe by doing so, the condition can be more vibrant.

In the current era, onion generally used by the public for seasoning. There is a wide range of beneficial substances contained in the onions. Among them are Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Zinc, and Sodium. With the presence of some of these substances, onion can meet the needs of our bodies vitamins and minerals.

Some of the benefits of a red onion for the body include:

1. Shallots have a volatile oil properties. This oil contained in garlic water merah.Fungsi of this substance is to kill most microbes staphylococci, streptococci including microbes that can cause disease and inflammation of the esophagus piston.

2. With mengirup smell or eat onions can cause a volatile oil containing sulfate into the blood, function to kill the microbes that can cause disease

3. Shallots can kill microbes diphtreria, amoebic dysentery, and tuberculosis microbes in a short time.
    
4. Can enable the movement of gastric
    
5. Chewing onion for a few minutes can help cleanse the mouth of microbes including diphtheria microbes.
    
6. Shallots can minimize the occurrence of blood clots by consuming parts of the bulbs that are still raw and cooked by mixing it with cheese.
    
7. By putting a bandage onion particular section of the body, can cure some types of diseases. How to make this cast is to cut the onion into small pieces and then heated, the next process is to put the bandage in the area who want to be treated, then tied with a cloth. Make the turn of the bandage every 12 hours. Some diseases can be cured in this way, among others: To cure whooping cough and pneumonia, how to put a bandage on the chest. To expedite urination, by putting a bandage on top of the kidneys and bladder. To cure the disorder in the function of blood settings, how to put a bandage on the top of your foot. To remove the pus and blood dirty trick by putting a bandage over the wound section.
    
8. To treat kalu and eyelets on foot, do this by applying onion chopped first fish eye around kalu or performed in the afternoon until the morning. Repeat these steps until kalu or fish eye regardless of the distance.
    
9. Water from onion juice can be used as a pain reliever on the injured body part.
    
10. Treat chapped nipples and hemorrhoids, how to smooth the way crushed onion, then mix it with olive oil.
    
11. Other functions onion is to eliminate worms in children. Method of treatment is to provide water steeping of onion pieces are stored for one night, before the drunk to the child, first add the honey into the drink. Breast-steeping process is carried on until the worm is completely out entirely. Shallots can also remove worms dilambung and treat hemorrhoids with
    
12. Treating Dizziness and fainting, how to inhale the aroma of onions. The smell of onion can stimulate blood circulation and nerve functions.