I've never heard that before, that onions cause ovarian cysts, are you sure your mum has that right, onions are usually good for us, helping to prevent all sorts of ailments.
Yes it is true ,it is a great antibiotic if you have boils and you put onion paste on it, it break opens and then dries up. One more remedy for cyst is to have kachnar gugul a medicine by ayurveda if you have it it cures the said problem gradually.
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