Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Hi Everyone Garlic is one of the most medicinal herbs there is, and my family and I eat it daily. Just a couple of thoughts on it first it must be raw, heat kills its medicinal value, secound the pills you buy at the health food store most if not all have removed the allicin. Allicin is on of the primary active constituents so you loss most of the medicinal value, and as with all herbs when you powder them they lose medical value fast. Honey if it raw has medicinal value as well and it wouldn't supprize me if that remedy works. The goatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 >A fellow grower at the farmers market had an interesting herbal remedy >on display at his stand. It was Garlic in Honey. He sells the garlic. > >You take a jar (any size) and fill it with peeled garlic cloves, then >cover the cloves with honey. Cover and let sit till the mix turns a >dark brown. Take a clove when feeling ill. He swears by it for colds >and the flu. I'm not sure about garlic in honey, but garlic in oil has been a reliable source of botulism, and honey can be a source of botulism spores all on it's own (they don't hurt adults though). Most vegies in an anaerobic environment have enough bacteria that they ferment nicely (esp. with a little salt) but garlic, being somewhat antibiotic, seems to allow the botulism spores to grow. Could be the osmotic honey infuses it enough that this isn't a problem, but I thought I'd toss it out there! Raw garlic is supposed to kill viruses too. I eat mine in kimchi (I use a LOT of garlic in my kimchi, in big chunks!). -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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