Green onions have a high therapeutic effect and are our first choice for dietary therapy. Green onions are pungent and slightly warm in nature, making them good at treating colds. Green onions contain a large amount of vitamins, which can ensure the normal secretion of human hormones and have the effect of aphrodisiac and tonifying yin. . Green onions contain scallion oil. The main component of the oil is allicin, and it also contains diallyl sulfide and calcium oxalate. In addition, it also contains fat, sugar, carotene, vitamins B, C, niacin, calcium, magnesium, iron and other ingredients.

Although scallions are small, they have a lot of ambition, and their effects are no less than that of scallions. scallions have antipyretic and expectorant effects, and can stimulate the sweat glands of the body to achieve sweating and heat dissipation; scallion oil stimulates the upper respiratory tract, Makes sticky phlegm easier to spit out. It has a spicy taste that stimulates the spleen and stomach and promotes digestion and absorption. One of the biggest effects of green onions is to prevent and fight cancer. Green onions contain a kind of pectin, which can reduce the occurrence of colon cancer. The allicin in green onions can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells and has anti-cancer effects.

In terms of nutrition, the protein, mineral and carotene content of shallots is relatively high: per 100 grams, shallots contain 72 mg of calcium, green onions only contain 29 mg, and shallots contain 840 micrograms of carotene. Green onions contain only 60 micrograms.

Both green onions and shallots are rich in onion allicin (also known as allicin) and propylene sulfide. On the one hand, they can remove fishy smell, increase fragrance, stimulate the secretion of digestive juices, and greatly increase people's appetite; at the same time, capsaicin also It has a strong bactericidal effect and promotes the secretion of related glands in the sweat glands, respiratory tract and urinary system. Therefore, "onion and ginger water" made by boiling it with ginger and brown sugar is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating colds and colds.