Does Cooked Onion Qualify as a "Fa Wu" Food?

Nutrition experts introduce that onions are not stimulating foods, which can be eaten raw or cooked. They are a kind of warm food. The elderly can eat more of them to prevent diseases such as osteoporosis. In fact, all foods we eat daily have the potential to be "stimulating foods". This is because many foods that we eat regularly may sometimes trigger diseases. For example, eating fruits such as watermelon and pear can cause diarrhea; eating fried eggs can induce biliary colic; eating red dates can cause periodontitis, etc. It can be seen that the "stimulating foods" in food are indeed conditional. For example, many people are allergic to alcohol, while some people can eat seafood such as shrimp and crab in large quantities. Therefore, the so-called "stimulating foods" should vary from person to person and from disease to disease. Moreover, the adverse consequences of "stimulating foods" often relate to family genetics and individual differences (allergic constitution), and are also affected by external factors such as seasonal climate, dietary combinations, processing and preparation, etc. "Stimulating foods" are actually foods that people frequently encounter in their daily lives, and are not untouchable toxic substances. Therefore, "stimulating foods" should be avoided correctly and used reasonably. Issues related to avoidance have been mentioned before. However, in terms of traditional Chinese medicine, if used properly, "stimulating foods" may also have beneficial effects on other people or illnesses. For example, it is folk belief that lactating women should eat foods that have a "lactogenic" effect to promote the production and secretion of milk. And the foods that promote lactation often belong to the category of "stimulating foods", such as crucian carp, longan flesh, pig's trotters, beef, and mutton. The folk remedy of "red sugar ginger soup" also belongs to stimulating foods, but it is indeed effective for preventing and treating colds in autumn and winter.