Onions Protect Against Hay Fever

Dean Rouseberg Author: Dean Rouseberg Time for reading: ~0 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
Onions Protect Against Hay Fever

Dutch experts say that onions can protect us from hay fever. This anti-allergic effect is due to the querceptin contained in onions - a natural anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory agent.

Dutch experts say that onions can protect us from hay fever. This anti-allergic effect is due to the querceptin contained in onions - a natural anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory agent.


According to experts from the British Association of Onion Growers, vegetables contain three times the amount of the substance compared to kale and ten times more than broccoli.


Hay fever is a typical allergic rhinitis, exacerbated in the spring, in connection with flowering. Antihistamines and corticosteroids are among the main drugs used to control the clinical picture. Avoiding the allergen is a basic principle in controlling allergies, but in this case it is difficult to do.

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