A Myth Debunked -- Hana
In Japan, We have a myth about solution of cold.
When people get cold, they say
''If you wrap green onion to your neck, it will heal the cold''.
But, of course it won't work so simply.
We don't have any medical basis about it.
Then, why people thought that
''If you wrap green onion to your neck, it will heal the cold'' ?
The point is the effects of green onion.
Green onion's smell has strong ''bactericidal action''. It means Green onion is effective to kill the virus.
this reason made this myth.
However, green onion is effective because we eat it, so it's better to eat it than wrapping on our neck. Also, green onion has an effect that heal the tiredness.
When you have a cold or feeling tired, you should eat green onion.
I'm Japanese, but I didn't know about this myth! I strongly agree that green onion is effective to our body. It is incredibly interesting for us to think that wrapping green onion to our neck makes us feel better! We have a frexible belief!!!
ReplyDeleteNext time when I have a cold I will eat green onion.
ReplyDeleteThat’s reasonable. I hadn’t known that green onion’s smell has strong “bactericidal action”. -- Auto
ReplyDeleteIn my country (Turkiye) we have a similar belief. People believe if they eat red onion (not green one and not put it on their bodies) they do not get sick. And the doctors tell about the positive medicinal effect of red onions.
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