Steamed Onion Juice

Why people make this

Nourilo himself caught a bad cough during a particularly hectic stretch of work. He tried a herbal decoction the night before (schisandra, ginger and licorice), which helped through the night, but by morning the coughing was back. His daughter found a folk remedy online: steam a whole onion and drink the juice. He tried it, and was genuinely impressed — a single tablespoon of the concentrated onion essence was enough to quiet the cough for hours. The taste is sweet and mild, which makes it much easier to get into a reluctant child than bitter herbal medicines.