Adavantages of Garlic- increase its use to improve your health

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GARLIC

Allium sativum (Liliaceae)

HISTORY AND USES

Original from Central Asia, garlic is now cultivated worldwide. It

was widely known by the ancients, being found in Egyptian tombs and

used by Greeks and Romans. Recognized for its pungent odor and

taste, garlic is a powerful home medicine for the treatment for a

host of health problems. It is one of the most effective anti-biotic

plants available, acting on bacteria, viruses and alimentary

parasites. It counters many infections, including those of the nose,

throat and chest. Garlic is also known to reduce cholesterol, helps

circulatory disorders, such as high blood pressure, and lower blood

sugar levels, making it useful in cases of late-onset diabetes.

MAIN PROPERTIES: Antibiotic, expectorant, diaphoretic, hypotensive,

antispasmodic, expels worms.

GARLIC (allium sativum)

Garlic cloves have been used for thousands of years and their use

has been recorded in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, Japan,

India, Russia and Europe. Garlic was dedicated by Roman soldiers to

Mars, their god of war. It has been used to ward off demons. It has

been known as " Russian penicillin " and has been used to treat ear

infections, cholera and typhus. Known as a natural anti-biotic,

garlic was used during both world wars to disinfect wounds. This

anti-oxidant is also believed to help lower cholesterol. Garlic

contains an antimicrobial agent known as allicin and can easily be

added to many foods. Research is now being done on the treatment of

cancers with garlic