Tea lovers have a world of their own. While some may like the good old masala chai, many of us love to experiment with our favourite drink to get benefits. Tea, undoubtedly, has tons of medicinal values– whether it is green tea, ginger tea or cardamom tea. If you are on the experimental team, this tea recipe will interest you. And if you’re an old school tea lover, you should seriously consider trying this out.

Yes, we are talking about the onion peel tea. As weird as it may sound, such a thing does exist and is used widely to obtain certain benefits. The seemingly useless, dry peels have a bunch of benefits loaded in them. 

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A study published in an online journal called Science Daily suggests that onion skin is rich in fibre and flavonoids. It is packed with compounds like flavonoids, quercetin, and phenolic compounds etcetera.

Therefore, onion skin is regarded as a remedy to cure a lot of diseases like Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, obesity and even colon cancer. 

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Onion peel can be incorporated into your diet by steeping. Here is how you can make the onion peel tea at home.

Wash some onions thoroughly to remove any dirt or chemicals like pesticides and insecticides. Try to buy organic onions while making this tea. Next, peel and keep the onion skins in a glass jar. Pour boiling water in the jar and close its lid for around 15 minutes. Let the leaves steep into the water. 

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You are almost done at this point. Just strain the tea in a cup and drink it before going to bed, and thank us later. Avoid having this if you are pregnant or a nursing mother.