Among all varieties of onions, a special place is occupied by the slyzun bow, which is also known as mangyre, drooping, glandular. It is believed that it received its main name for the active secretion of the juice when cutting the plant. They say it resembles tears. It grows not only as a cultivated plant in vegetable gardens, but is also found in the wild on stony soils and in meadows of Eastern and Western Siberia.
The chemical composition of onion slizuna
Onion slizun according to the descriptions has a huge amount of nutrient compounds, therefore, in addition to decorative, valued for excellent healing properties.
Did you know? This type of onion contains very few essential oils compared to other varieties. Therefore, it is less bitter, poignant and peculiar smell. Even children eat it with great pleasure. After cutting, onion feathers retain their freshness and healing properties for a week.
The composition of onion slizuna includes various micro and macronutrients. These are iron, manganese, zinc, nickel, potassium, salts, phytoncides, flavonoids, triterpenic acids and others. Sugar in it is about 3%, carotene - about 1.5%. There are also vitamins PP, B1, B2, C and others. All of them are perfectly absorbed by the body, and with regular use of onions can have a therapeutic effect. At the same time the plant is low in calories - 100 g contains only 32 kcal.
Useful properties of onion slizuna for health
Due to the rich content of B vitamins and iron, onion drooping slizun is used to treat anemia. In addition, it increases hemoglobin, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, has a hemostatic effect, it increases the body's resistance to all sorts of infections, improves appetite.
Its positive effect on the human gastrointestinal tract has been noticed. Mucus juice envelops the stomach walls, relieves inflammation, restores secretory function, improves the gastrointestinal tract. It is used in the treatment of gastritis, stomach ulcers. It is also used for dental problems: bleeding gums, inflammations.
Important! Onions retain their healing properties both in dried and frozen form. It can be added to the harvesting of other vegetables, and you can independently pickle, pickle and sour.
Onion slizun has regenerative properties. Plastic substances in it contribute to the rapid healing of wounds, prevent their infection. Thanks to the B vitamins, it is effectively used in the treatment of diseases of the blood-forming organs and the thyroid gland. It normalizes the level of cholesterol in the blood, supports the work of the heart.
Slicing onions in cooking
This variety of onions attributed to salad species. For example, a very tasty salad is made of onion skins (200 g), onion (100 g), leaf lettuce (200 g), parsley (100 g), 2 boiled eggs. Green parsley and slizuna finely chopped, the egg is also chopped finely, lettuce leaves are cut into strips, and onions - into rings. All this is mixed, dressed with mayonnaise or sour cream, salt and pepper are added to taste.
But they use it not only in salads. In cooking, onion-slizun has found its use in the preparation of meat dishes, seafood, hot vegetable, first. It is used as a spice and with other vegetables.
Did you know? Young leaves of onions grow very quickly, so it can be used during the whole warm season. The first shoots appear in early spring, as soon as the snow melts, and the last can catch the autumn frosts. But even in autumn the leaves remain as tender and juicy as in summer. Another plus - the plant is rarely exposed to diseases.
Onion slizun is used in other recipes. For example, you can make a wonderful omelet with him. Finely chop 50 g of onion and spasserovat in butter, then add 20 g of finely chopped parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste, pour eggs, whipped with milk (3 pieces and 100 ml, respectively). Fry on both sides.
Methods of harvesting onion-slizuna
You can make a slizun onion in different ways: dry, pickle, pickle, ferment or add to the blanks of other products. You can use not only green shoots, but also bulbs.
Important! Cut the leaves of onion-slizuna recommended about once every two weeks. So you will increase in them the content of vitamin C, sugar, and the leaves themselves will be softer. In addition, it prevents the bulb shoots.
When onions are grown in open ground, it is recommended to cut it for eating as a third year of life. It was then that he gained maximum nutrients. For blanks remove feathers 25 - 27 cm long. They do it in dry weather.
To pickle onions, leaves should be well washed, cut into pieces of approximately 10 cm and blanch for about two minutes in boiling water. Then laid out on sterilized jars and pour marinade. The mixture for the marinade is prepared from 50 g of salt, 100 ml of vinegar 9%, 50 g of sugar per liter of water. Banks roll up and flip for a while.
For the onion sourdough brine is prepared according to the above recipe. Washed, chopped and blanched onions spread in an enamel bowl and pour the cooled brine. Then cover with gauze, on top of the lid or plate and pressed with a load. Capacity should be kept for a week in a warm place, and then clean in the cool.
For drying onions after washing for five minutes immersed in salt water (50 g of salt per liter of water). Then removed, allowed to drain and dry. After that, cut and spread on a baking sheet to dry in the sun or in the oven at a temperature of 50-60 ° C. Onions are periodically stirred, taking away the dried parts.
The whole plant can be harvested for the winter by digging it out of the ground with an onion. Then, without removing the land from it, the plant is put in boxes and sent to storage in the cellar. The following year it can be used for a new landing.
Slyzun bow - honey plant
Few people know, but slyzun bow is valued as a honey plant. It has beautiful flowers with a rich content of nectar, therefore insects, including bees, willingly visit it. About 100 kg of honey can be removed from one hectare of onion planting. In the young honey, you can still discern the onion notes, but after its maturation, they disappear. Honey itself has a yellowish tint, light, but little transparent. It crystallizes into fine grains.
Contraindications and possible harm
As already mentioned, the slizun has a huge benefit, but He also has contraindications. True, they are few. It can not be taken during the exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases, as well as in case of individual intolerance.
Unfortunately, few people today know about the medical, food and decorative value of onion-slizuna. It is rarely seen in gardens, sometimes used in flower beds, as it gives beautiful inflorescences-balls. But those who appreciated the taste of onions, can not refuse his landing in the garden.
