How to use potatoes for fever relief?
I’ve recently learned about a folk remedy for fever using potatoes. If you suffer from fever, all you need to do is put a slice of chilled raw potato at the bottom of your feet. Put it in your sock and leave for a 2-3 hours to break the fever.
Do potatoes kill viruses on your feet?
Similarly, an onion cannot get rid of viruses in your body through the bottom of your feet. Eating potatoes may boost your immune system and help you beat a cold or flu. A medium-size baked potato gives you about 27 milligrams of vitamin C.
Are potatoes good for your feet?
Medical researchers say that potatoes contain a lot of nutrients that can help the body heal. It would seem that when placed under your feet, those nutrients could potentially spread through your body and kill viruses and bacteria.
Why do people put potatoes on their feet to wake up?
Although many claims the remedy has worked, you do wake up smelling of onions – a smell that’s hard to get rid of! Using potatoes has also become popular because it’s an easier smell to handle for most people. Using potatoes on the feet may also have originated in the distant past too.
How to Detox with Onion on Feet
Despite the lack of scientific evidence, there is anecdotal evidence about the effectiveness of putting onions on your feet to detox your body. Although your liver and kidneys play an important role in getting rid of toxins from your body, studies have shown that certain toxins are eliminated through the skin. 7
Onion Slices in Sock for Curing Cold, Flu, and Congestion
There is some anecdotal evidence pointing to the fact that sliced onions can help to kill off germs that cause colds, the flu, and blocked sinuses. Some people claim that cutting onions in half and leaving them around the home can help to eliminate germs.
Onion Slices in Sock as Remedy for Fever
Many people put a few slices of red or white onion in their socks before going to bed to help break a fever. The claim is that onions help to improve circulation by stimulating areas on the feet to increase blood flow which may help you recover faster.
How to Use Onions to Draw Out Infections
Poultices have been used for centuries and are still used today to draw out infections from wound boils, or skin abscesses. Placing an onion poultice could help to draw pus out from the skin wound and also kill off harmful microbes in the process.
Onion in Socks to Pull Out Sickness – does it Work?
Claims by many people seem to indicate that there is at least some anecdotal evidence of the effectiveness of using onions on feet to pull out sickness.
Other Home Remedies and Health Benefits of Using Raw Onion
There are many other ways to use onions for their therapeutic properties. The journal Phytother Research reported that onions are one of the most important crops in the world. Some of the reported health benefits include: 9