Scallion can be used to make wine. From the experiment, it was found that after onion was soaked in alcohol, protein, polyphenols, polysaccharides and other nutrients were released more, and the effect of scavenging free radicals was better. Therefore, the onions that are not used in cooking should be washed and drained, soaked in rice wine, and cooked with this wine after a while. The washed onions can also be used to add flavor to dishes. You can also make health soup with shallots.

Yang Lingling, a professor in the Department of Pharmacy of Taipei Medical College, once found through experiments that scallion whiskers, which are always discarded during cooking, are rich in polyphenols, protein and polysaccharides, ranking first among scallion, scallion leaves and scallion whiskers in terms of scavenging free radicals and immunomodulation.

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The stem near the root of green onion is its main medicinal part, which is spicy and mild. Modern pharmacological research shows that scallion has the efficacy of sweating and antipyretic, and can strengthen stomach, diuretic and expectorant. Allicin contained in scallion also has a certain inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus and dermatophytes.

Especially in winter, when you have a cold with a stuffy nose and runny nose, you can fry ginger and brown sugar into "ginger sugar and scallion drink". In ancient times, there was "onion and black bean soup (soup made of scallion and black bean)", and there was "three soups (made of onion root, cabbage root and radish root)" among the people, which had certain effects on preventing colds.

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