Can Welsh Onion Seeds Tonify the Kidney and Boost Yang? A Detailed Explanation of Their Benefits and How to Harvest the Seeds

The Welsh onion is a relatively important cash crop in China, combining food, medicinal and economic value in one, and even the seeds it produces have the effect of tonifying the kidney and boosting yang, so many people also eat Welsh onion seeds. So what benefits and effects do Welsh onion seeds have? How do you harvest the seeds?

1. What benefits and effects do Welsh onion seeds have?

1. What nutritional value do Welsh onion seeds have?

Nutritional value 1: Besides carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C and minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, Welsh onion seeds also contain allicin.

Nutritional value 2: The nutritional value of Welsh onion seeds is very high; they are rich in allicin, linoleic acid, diallyl sulfide, polysaccharides and many other elements.

Nutritional value 3: Welsh onion seeds contain volatile oil, whose main component is allicin, as well as diallyl sulfide and calcium oxalate, and they also contain the trace element selenium.

Nutritional value 4: When Welsh onion seeds are consumed together with foods rich in vitamin B1, the starch and sugars in vitamin B1 are converted into heat, enhancing the effect of recovering from fatigue.

Nutritional value 5: The green leaf part of the onion contains more vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium than the white part.

2. What benefits and effects do Welsh onion seeds have?

Benefit 1: Tonifying the kidney and boosting yang: White Welsh onion seeds are mild in nature and pungent in taste, and contain large amounts of sulfide compounds, giving them a strong kidney-tonifying and yang-boosting effect. They can be used to treat kidney-deficiency symptoms such as impotence and premature ejaculation in men; for treatment, the white Welsh onion seeds can be stir-fried and then eaten, 30 to 60 grams each time, once a day.

Benefit 2: Increasing appetite: White Welsh onion seeds contain some volatile oil, which can promote the secretion of gastric juice and saliva, and can also increase the content of digestive enzymes in the body, speeding up the digestion and absorption of food by the stomach and intestines. They have the effect of enhancing appetite and can be used to regulate indigestion and loss of appetite, with particularly obvious effects.

Contraindications for Welsh onion seeds:

Contraindication 1: People with eye diseases, gastrointestinal diseases or ulcer disease, and those with exterior deficiency and excessive sweating, should not eat them.

Contraindication 2: People with body odor are not advised to eat them in summer.

Contraindication 3: It is not advised to eat them together with honey, dog meat or rooster meat.

Contraindication 4: Contraindications for white Welsh onion seeds. Although white Welsh onion seeds have many benefits for the human body, there are also some contraindications when taking them. People suffering from gastrointestinal diseases should not eat too many white Welsh onion seeds. In addition, white Welsh onion seeds strongly stimulate the human sweat glands, so people with body odor should not take white Welsh onion seeds, as it will worsen the symptoms. Furthermore, people with exterior deficiency and excessive sweating should also avoid eating white Welsh onion seeds.

2. How do you harvest Welsh onion seeds?

When collecting onion seeds, check whether the seeds have turned brown-black; if they have turned brown-black, they are ready to harvest. After harvesting, dry them in the sun, then rub them with your hands to thresh out the seeds.

3. What is the market price of Welsh onion seeds per jin?

The price of Welsh onion seeds varies greatly depending on the variety. For example, Yamamoto Kongo high-yield, high-quality iron-stalk Welsh onion seeds cost about 240 yuan per box, and non-leaf-splitting Japanese imported Welsh onions cost about 320 yuan per box. For raising Welsh onion seedlings, use new seeds from the current year; the sowing rate is 3-4 kg per mu, enough to plant 6-8 mu of land. If old seeds stored for one year are used, the seeding rate should be increased by more than double; seeds stored for more than two years can no longer be used.