In the article, we will consider how to use baked onions to draw pus.
Purulent processes (boils, boils) at least once in life occurred in all people.
In traditional medical practice, an integrated approach is used for the treatment of abscesses - oral antibacterial medications and medicines for external use, for example, synthomycin emulsion and Vishnevsky liniment. In folk medicine, baked onions are quite popular for drawing pus.
From abscesses
Since ancient times, this vegetable has been used in the treatment of many diseases. Among them are abscesses arising from the penetration of a staphylococcal infection into the wound or under the skin (boils, boils, carbuncles). To draw pus, baked onions were used. It was used both as an independent medicine, and in combination with other components. Today, this method of combating pathology is no less popular.
Thanks to heat treatment, onions significantly lose their sharpness. At the same time, it retains the ability to eliminate purulent accumulations. This feature allows you to use baked onions from boils without any restrictions and contraindications. In extremely rare cases, skin irritation may occur (in patients with hypersensitivity).
Not everyone knows that pus pulls onions very well.
Properties of Baked Onions
The main healing properties of baked onions are:
- suppression of the activity of many pathogens, inhibition of the processes of their reproduction;
- accelerated maturation of the boil;
- prevention of the development of multiple furunculosis and the elimination of existing foci of inflammation, which subsequently combine into a carbuncle.
The maximum effect of therapy with baked onions gives, if used in combination with drug treatment. Penetrating into the blood, antibiotics fight against inflammatory foci from the inside, and onion compresses contribute to an early breakthrough of the abscess.
It is possible to treat an abscess independently using folk methods only in cases where there is only one abscess, and the process of inflammation is not complicated by fever and high fever. If there are multiple lesions, you should immediately consult a specialist.
Cooking method
How to cook baked onions to stretch pus?
All existing baking recipes are about the same. The only difference is where this medicinal vegetable will be prepared:
- in the oven;
- on the stove;
- in the microwave.
For all of these methods, the onion must be peeled, cut into two, and sliced down in a dry dish. Fats and oils are not used for this.
For baking on the hob, you can use a small pan. To do this, onions are laid at the bottom of the dishes, covered with a lid and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
We will tell you how to cook baked onions to stretch pus.
If you use an oven, you must wait until the temperature inside the oven rises to 170 ° C before placing a pan or baking tray with onions in it. For baking, it takes no more than 5 minutes.
Proponents of alternative methods of treatment are often interested in how to bake onions in the microwave, and whether it will lose its healing properties. In the microwave oven, you can also cook baked onions, but for this you need to use special dishes. A bowl of onions is put in the microwave, the maximum power, time (10 minutes) is set, and then you can start cooking.
How to bake onions in foil, it is important to find out in advance.
The latter method is convenient in that you do not need to time the clock. The microwave oven will turn itself off at the end of the baking mode.
It is strictly forbidden to expose the abscesses to heat, therefore, before applying a compress of baked onions, the mass must be cooled before applying the compress.
Application
Baked onions can be used in different ways: apply the whole onion half or divide it into plates, cook the pulp, supplemented with other ingredients.
The onion halves are applied to the abscess, fixed with a plaster and wrapped on top with a warm cloth. The duration of the treatment procedure is 2 hours, after which you need to make a fresh compress. Several recipes for preparing a mixture using baked onions are also known.
Soap recipe
You will need: baked onions, a plastic bag, laundry soap, bandage, a warm scarf. Baked onions should be chopped in a blender and mixed with grated soap. The mass is laid out on a bandage, a layer is formed. Then the compress is applied to the abscess and covered with a bag, and on top with a scarf. It must be kept no more than two hours.
Honey Recipe
Required: onion, natural honey and flour. Mix in equal proportions the gruel of wheat flour, baked onion and honey. The mixture is applied to the abscess, covered with a gauze napkin and wrapped in a scarf. If the honey is sugared, it can be heated in a water bath.
Garlic recipe
To make the healing mixture, you will need fresh garlic and baked onions in a ratio of 1: 1. A small amount of such slurry is applied to the place of the abscess, covered with a cotton pad, fixed with a plaster. The exposure time of the compress is 2 hours. Fresh garlic contains essential oils that can cause irritation, so a similar recipe should not be used by people who have a tendency to allergies.
Roasting recipe
This method of preparing baked onions involves baking it in foil. This method helps to prepare the onion so that it retains all the nutrients and moisture. For this, a small piece of foil is taken, in which the bulb is wrapped. Then the product is placed in the oven, which is recommended to preheat. It is necessary to keep the onions in the oven for 15 minutes, after which the foil is removed, and the onion can be divided into several parts and applied to the abscess at intervals of 2 hours.
Treatment of pus under the nail
The accumulation of pus or an abscess on the finger near the nail in medicine is called "felon". This is inflammation of the tissues of the periungual region - lateral ridges or cuticles, provoked by the action of pathogenic streptococcal bacteria or staphylococcus. In some cases, the localization of inflammation extends deep under the entire nail, captures tendons and even bone tissue.
The following types of panaritium are distinguished:
- an abscess under the fingernail on the arm or leg;
- focal, when the pathology affects only one finger;
- extensive, when there is suppuration of several fingers.
This disease can also be cured with baked onions, especially if it is mild. An onion for drawing pus under the nail is used externally with compresses. You can apply for this one of the above recipes for preparing onions. The compress is applied to the finger, fixed with a band-aid, and wrapped with a bandage on top. It is necessary to keep such a medicine for approximately two hours, after which it should be replaced with a fresh one.
The effect of the application occurs in about two days. The abscess should burst and its contents leak out. After breaking the abscess, baked onions can no longer be applied, because an infection can get into the open, inflamed tissues, which will seriously complicate the course of the disease. After removing pus, it is best to use any antiseptic solutions for washing the periungual area, for example, hydrogen peroxide or alcohol solutions.
How to treat an abscess on the finger near the nail, we told.
Prevention
No one is safe from the development of boils and boils, but the likelihood of their occurrence can be significantly reduced by observing personal hygiene rules. Furunculosis can also occur on a nervous basis, due to weakened immune defenses, so balanced nutrition is not the last place in preventing the disease. But when the disease still catches up, you need to take all the measures to eliminate it in a timely manner - consult a doctor or use alternative therapy methods, including using baked onions.
Reviews of baked onions for drawing pus are presented below.
Reviews
Treatment of purulent abscesses with onions is considered a safe way of traditional medicine, which has no contraindications. Despite this, it will not be superfluous to find out from a specialist whether this method can be used against the background of the use of medications. It is also necessary to know that with suppurations of a different nature and localization, onions are used only for the purpose of drawing pus, but he cannot solve the cause of the abscess formation, like all means for external use of traditional or traditional medicine.