He pressed an onion on his hand for a genius reason. I had no idea it actually works!

Onion is an essential ingredient in almost any delicious meal. But you probably didn't know that an onion also have alot of beneficial health features.

You can use this marvelous bulb for many home remedies. Learn more below.

1. Burns

Simply cut an onion to half and hold it over the burn until the pain is gone. The onion's juices work immediately as pain relievers, and its natural cleansing properties prevent scars and decrease the change for infection and inflammation.

2. Bug stings

Put a live onion over a bug's sting, and it will 'suck' in the poison and decrease pain and puffiness

3. Ear pain

This may sound a bit weird, but if you put the onion's core inside the ear tunnel for the night, it will sooth the accumulation of wax and relieve the pain.

4. Heat

Suffer from high temperature? Put slices of onion inside your socks while you sleep! This may also sound weird, but this home remedy works wonders.

5. Toxins cleaning

Since onion absorbs bacteria, if you leave slices of onion around your house, they will help to prevent flu and other viruses.

We know they are delicious, but we had no idea that onions have so many other uses. Did you?