Goose onion: description, photo

It is worth the earth a little warm up, as in the woods and in the grove everywhere will appear the first spring flowers - fragile, small, but very friendly and bright. Their stems on the faded background of any snow litter and deciduous rags are untidy kind of brightened up only in part, and it's not easy to see the first-born of the flora because of the overwintering green: a careful, observant glance is needed. But those who have come across purple, blue and yellow flowers, they will be remembered and loved. Among such living news, find the grass and the gooseberry, or goose onions, yellow. We will talk about it today.

Goose onion: description

This bulbous perennial plant height of up to 30 centimeters, which belongs to the family of lily. It is distinguished by small yellow tulip-like flowers collected in one umbellate inflorescence, wide-leafed radical leaves with a sharp apex and small bulbs. As a rule, the length of the leaves is longer than the length of the flowers.

The flowering time of the plant falls on the middle of spring. Fruit is a box. Goose onion intensively multiplies by pollination, and also with the help of daughter onions, formed in the axils of the leaves and on the bottom of the bulb.

Name

Once upon a time, when almost no flowers tore, the goose's onion, the photo of which is presented in this article, grew in abundance in the meadows and meadows, where flocks of wild geese flew every spring in order to pinch the shoots of this grass and rest after a long Flight. Thus the name of this early plant appeared.

Places of Growth and Species

Goose onion is widely distributed in North Africa, in addition, in the temperate regions of Eurasia. About a hundred species grow in the above-described lands, of which four can be found on Russian territory:

• Goose onion yellow;
• small;
• reddish;
• Onion-onion.

These species predominantly grow in the European part of Russia, in addition, in Western Siberia. Choose humus fresh soil, alluvial meadows, deciduous forests, forest edges, pastures, groves, banks of some rivers and streams.

Use in the garden

The above species are widespread local plants that perfectly brighten irregular flower beds with cheerful flowers and fresh early greens. Look great in landscape parks, wild gardens, and also on lawns.

Care

The plant grows under the canopy of trees and on solar patches. It does not require special care, but feels especially well on fertile soil.

Healing properties

Goose onion, the description of which is presented in this article, is a perfect addition to a delicate spring salad. He will help get rid of beriberi. Fragrant fresh leaves are an invaluable treasure, which has concentrated in itself a large number of microelements and vitamins, so necessary for a weakened and tired body.

In this goose onion is interesting not only for these qualities, curious and its healing properties. Bulbs and grass have been used since ancient times for the treatment of epilepsy, bronchial asthma, hepatitis and edema, dropsy, and preliminarily chopped bulbs - as a wound-healing, extracting and antiseptic agent, as all parts of the plant are rich in garlic essential oils, whose composition includes sulfur.

Use in medicine

In traditional medicine, for medicinal purposes, fresh bulbs of this plant are used. As already mentioned, they contain an essential oil, which includes sulfur. A prepared decoction of bulbs is drunk with hepatitis (jaundice), dropsy and asthma. Finely divided bulbs are gently applied to the wounds, which leads to rapid healing.

It should be noted that goose onion is completely edible: young bulbs and leaves are added to vegetable soups and spring salads, and also eat boiled bulbs and baked ones. Bulbs that had been dried earlier, ground, added when baking bread in flour.

Dosage forms

Most often, the root part of this plant (bulb) is used for medicinal purposes. It concentrates in itself to a greater degree a number of various useful substances: sugars, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, saponins, a huge complex of microelements and vitamins, organic acids. Most often, the leaves are used to make all kinds of salads, soups and other spicy dishes.

Bulbs are harvested in early spring, even before the flowering of the plant, or in the fall. Collection for food purposes is carried out at the beginning of summer. A universal onion broth is used for internal use, juice is treated with various insect bites, grated onions are applied to poorly healing ulcers and foci of inflammation.

The recipe for broth

In order to prepare this universal broth, you need to take one spoonful of fresh finely chopped bulbs, pour over 100 g of hot water and cook over low heat for about 3-5 minutes. Then let cool and strain the contents. Healing infusion is recommended to use one spoon 5 times a day. The finished product should be stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of 36 hours.

To prepare a decoction of epileptic seizures, you need to boil half a cup of medium-fat milk, add a few bulbs, then cook everything for 5 minutes. Then strain, cool and take two teaspoons three times a day. Admission funds are carried out by courses (2 weeks of admission should be alternated with a monthly break, this depends on the severity of the disease).

Cosmetic use

Goose onion is used in cosmetology. It is used to improve hair growth, for which you can prepare a mask. In this case, you will need 4 tablespoons of onion gruel, which must be mixed with 30 mg of liquid honey. The resulting mass is then carefully rubbed into the roots of the scalp and left for about 30 minutes, then washed off using shampoo.

Goose onions are also useful for preparing face masks. If you have skin with dilated pores, the following recipe will help you. Finely divided bulbs should be mixed with honey, then the resulting gruel should be applied to the skin for about 10 minutes while avoiding the eye area. Following it, it is necessary to wash it well with running cool water. It is worth noting that it is possible to add egg yolk in case of acne, instead of the product of beekeeping.

Juice of goose onions are used in the presence of pigment spots on the skin. To do this, it is applied to the affected area, for example, freckles, three times a day. Further it is not recommended to go out into the open sun for several hours.

Contraindications

Goose onions have no contraindications to use, in addition, there are no side effects from its use. Sometimes it is possible to develop allergies to certain components due to individual intolerance.

Conclusion

Most likely, this onion was tried by many. It is absolutely not bitter, has a pleasant aroma and taste. It is often cultivated in orchards as a decorative culture, in addition, it is used in cooking. You can use it as an independent product, and also adding goose onions to salads . The Red Book of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region includes it in the list of plants that are on the verge of extinction.