But I'm not really into these much more than that. I heard one this morning for a child's inner ear infection - cut an onion in half and warm it, then hold it to the child's ear. WTF?

According to the old wives tales, onions are supposed to absorb microorganisms and bacteria and stuff, much like potatoes will absorb the salt out of whatever they are put in. They've long been a folk remedy for chest colds and other illnesses.

Here is an interesting bit that debunks that myth: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-flu-remedy.shtml

Same is done for blocked tear ducts (though I don't recommend and onion in that case)

Here is an interesting bit that debunks that myth: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-flu-remedy.shtml

I received an email from a friend in 2007 telling me of this, she had never had a cold in 3 years. I decided to try it. I have been doing this now for nearly 4 years. I am a 65 year old female who every winter had 1 or 2 colds. It is now June 2011 and I have never had a cold or the flu in all this time.
Of course the Scientists or the powers that be who sell the cold and flu remedies would lose money if everyone was to do this. Onions cost nothing, especially if one grows them themselves. Some old folk lore tales work wonders, perhaps we should read them and absorb.

Modern medicine has denied "folk remedies" for years simply because they can't explain them in their little test tube world. Fact is that many of these remedies do work.
If in fact these people are so knowledgeable. Why are there so many variations of medications for the same ailment with so many varied ingredients? And why do most of them do no good? Typical behavior. Most people if they can't explain something tend to deny it's existence.

food for thought, has a doctor ever recommended food over pharma [ they cant] sometimes they both work sometimes they dont. at least food wont kill you unless of course you eat too much and doctors say theres not enough money to fund those projects, how much does it take to see if an onion really works of course no money in it therefore to doctors foods will never be medicines,[ what a shame] meds have to have unnatural toxic disease causing side effects so they can be patented for greed of profits, of course foods cant be patented therefore no money, no interest. hippocrates the father of medicine even said let foods be our medicine if only big pharma would heal with food and herbs and not poison us with toxins that dont heal, just set us up for future illnesses the world will be a much healthier place , wishful thinking of course? and who says money doesnt corrupt!

Actually, breast milk is the folk remedy of choice for eye infections and clogged tear ducts in children.