In 1919, when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that
visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu…many of
the farmers and their families had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very
healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different
the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms
of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn’t believe
it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the
microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus
in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family
healthy.
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser. She said that several years
ago, many of her employees were coming down with the flu, and so were many
of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around
in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work. Try
it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.
Now, there is a P. S. to this; for I sent it to a friend in Oregon, who
regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this
most interesting experience about onions: Thanks for the reminder.
I don’t know about the farmer’s story…but, I do know that I contacted
pneumonia, and, needless to say, I was very ill… I came across an article that
said to cut both ends off an onion put it into an empty jar, and place the jar
next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the
morning from the germs…sure enough it happened just like that…the onion was
a mess and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around
the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful
antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
This is the other note. Lots of times when we have stomach problems we
don’t know what to blame. Maybe it’s the onions that are to blame. Onions
absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from getting
colds and flu and is the very reason we shouldn’t eat an onion that has been
sitting for a time after it has been cut open.
I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of
mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share
what I learned from a chemist.
Ed, who was our tour guide, is a food chemistry whiz. Ed says that, when
food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the
‘victim’ last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato
salad?). Ed says it’s not the mayonnaise (as long as it’s not homemade mayo)
that spoils in the outdoors. It’s probably the ONIONS, and if not the
onions, it’s the POTATOES.
He explained onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions.
You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion…he says it’s not
even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.
It’s already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that
it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in
your hotdogs at the baseball park!). Ed says if you take the leftover onion and
cook it like crazy you’ll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion
and put on your sandwich, you’re asking for trouble. Both the onions and the
moist potato in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria faster than any
commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.
Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions.
Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the
next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic
bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile
secretions and even food poisoning.


Source... www.ediong.org/post/58683400720/do-you-know-that-left-over-onions-are-poisonous

op,tanx for sharing dis. pls,dis shud hit front page so dat odas can learn too. am glad i came accross dis.

God bless you for this info,poster. It's invaluable. I'll never do 'eco' again!

Wao! Thanks @op.
Very insightful.
I cut and leave inside fridge. Now I know better.

guilty of this.

thank God for the internet

But I have been eating cut left over onions for ages and I never get sick. How come?

Very informative. I have to stop doing that. Thanks OP.

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Thank bro, this should be on the front page, it's a very vital information, I just learnt it, didn't know about it before,