Onion-slizun is considered one of the most unpretentious representatives of this family. It tolerates well not only growth without sufficient sunlight, but also frost, lack of regular feeding. But if you devote more time to it, making prevention from the classic disease – pests, then you can expect a high yield.
In addition to nutritional properties, a representative of the flora is able to please with the appearance that aesthete gardeners willingly use. The gift of nature owes its name to droplets of mucus that quickly accumulate on a cut of greenery.
Distinguishing features
In the wild, this helper is found in Altai, Siberia, and the territory of Central Asia. It is more convenient for him to be located in the steppes, or in meadows, where there are rocky slopes nearby.
Despite the fact that ground and underground organs are usually called edible parts, juicy stems are still used more often. Due to the fact that cultivation and care are quite simple, even inexperienced gardeners want to get unusual grass in their backyard.
Pleased with the fact that the presented bow is perennial. It is enough to plant it once to have a consistently high yield for several years. But for breeding, it is recommended to use the vegetative method with bulbs, and not seeds. This makes it more productive.
Outwardly useful spice is not too different from its closest relatives. It has a thin bulbous film that looks like a cylinder or cone. The diameter of the underground part rarely exceeds a couple of centimeters. But the height of the stem is amazing – up to 70 cm. The lilac shade of the leaves resembles chives, but in the slime they are smoother and fleshy, with a rounding at the end. Each leaf can reach 25 cm in length and 4 cm in width. One average bush is overgrown with a dozen leaves.
The taste will appeal to those who love bitterness, but do not welcome increased spiciness. Already in early spring, the first ripened stems can be added if the propagation of the culture has gone according to plan.
Active components
Each part of the natural “healer” carries different nutritional components. Together, this allows you to resort to it for the treatment of diseases of the stomach. A similar course of therapy is suitable for those who suffer from gastritis, where high acidity appears. Patients who have been diagnosed with stomach ulcers also often use drugs based on it after consulting a doctor.
The beneficial properties do not end there, as those suffering from anemia will like such a medicine aimed at restoring the balance of iron in the blood. With regular use of properly prepared tinctures or even a raw product in the right dosage, you can even out the current hemoglobin level.
Another feature of the variety is the permission to eat dishes with it even for older, young children. A wonderful alternative to the onion “colleague” even fits into the diet of patients with contraindications to eating other onion species. Only an allergic reaction, individual intolerance can interfere.
An unusual preparation for the winter firmly established itself in the recipe book of the Tibetan sages, who with its help coped with:
- pain syndrome;
- inflammatory processes.
The hidden advantage of culture is the ability to stimulate appetite, which will appeal to parents whose children eat very poorly. An auxiliary positive shift can be the normalization of the digestive process. This is expressed in facilitating the absorption of food.
But even if people do not want to use it for food, healing purposes, there is still an opportunity to attract different varieties for landscape design. Some professional beekeepers specially equip at least small plantations of slime, which is famous for its melliferous qualities.
If you don’t want to start a hive, or you don’t want to delve into the basics of traditional medicine, you can always send juicy greens to fresh salads. The finished dish will acquire a light garlic-onion flavor without too much spiciness. Moreover, subject to all the rules, the storage technology of cut leaves, it will be possible to use them all year round.
This is due to the special coating of the stalks, which does not allow the pulp to dry in the freezer. This means that even in winter it will be possible to extract from your own refrigerator ingredients rich in:
- highly active phytoncides;
- sugars;
- ascorbic acid;
- carotene;
- vitamins of group B, PP.
If we consider the chemical composition of the exclusively green part, then there are a lot of various trace elements, including salts:
- nickel;
- potassium;
- zinc;
- molybdenum;
- gland;
- manganese.
Since bulbs are rarely used for cooking, few people know about the high content of plastic substances with essential oils in them. If you send several of them for conservation, then in winter it will be possible to make up for the lack of flavanoids, vitamins of groups B, C, E.
Despite the many positive qualities, the benefits and harms of onions coexist. You should not be zealous with the spice against the advice of a doctor, otherwise you can get indigestion or worse.
Rules of procurement
To maintain maximum nutritional value, it is necessary to properly approach the process of harvesting succulent leaves. It is not necessary to store freshly cut greens in the refrigerator. You can simply salt it, adding for a spicy taste for various marinades. A particularly successful combination is a tandem with fish.
If you want to experiment by adding spice to soups, then you need to dry the draft.
But before that, it must first be grown in suitable conditions. The planting period varies depending on the location of the gardener. If these are the northern regions, then sending to the ground should be carried out no later than the beginning of June. And the southerners will have to hurry up, landing since April.