Garlic A Natural Antibiotic
Writing by admin on Wednesday, 14 of June , 2006 at 9:49 pm
Garlic is a wonderful herbal drug.
Many studies on Garlic suggests that taking a garlic once a day can reduce the risk of getting cold or flue by as much as 50% and Garlic is better than any other spice. Do enjoy a can or a bottle of Coke / Pepsi everyday ? Add Garlic too !
Garlic has an antioxidant, a chemical property which helps protect our body from damages caused by diseases or viruses. Garlic also provides a good amount of Sulphur, another important medicinal value for our body. And a very interesting property of Garlic is that when it is minced or crushed, it produces a compound which is known to have antibiotic and anti-fungal properties, the Allicin. This Allicin is an antioxidant, which is only produced when the Garlic is crushed or minced. So consuming garlic in whole is less advantageous than taking in pieces!
So what can Garlic do…
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Protect you from cold and flue. Help you heal faster when you have cold or flue.
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Lower cholesterol and blood pressure
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Protect against heart disease and strokes
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Taking a piece of garlic everyday with your meal is better than drinking a bottle of coke or Pepsi!
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Garlic can kill more than 20 different kinds of harmful bacterias in our body!
Recommended Dose and Direction
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We should take one bulb after or during a meal. We should not take garlic empty stomach as it can upset and damage the inner body parts of our stomach.
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Researches suggest that you should not take Garlic prior to consulting a doctor or visiting a hospital for surgery etc, Garlic’s Sulphur property can have some affect on you.
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If you are taking anti-biotic medicines, it is a good idea to avoid garlic.
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Taking crushed or minced garlic is beneficial to obtain more Allicin, the compound which is know to have antibiotic and anti-fungal properties. Scientists suggest that the finner the crushing or mincing the more Allicin is produced.
Further Readings
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- Here is a great site that is fully dedicated to Garlic. You should bookmark this one, really. http://www.garlic-central.com/, like the name says it, it offers everything about Garlic!
- http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/garlicsum.htm talks about Garlic research, very intersting by National Library of Medicine Bookshelf.
- History of Garlic from http://www.garlicfestival.com/Rx/worldhistory.html
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