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Action
alterative, anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic,
aphrodisiac, carminative, detoxifier, disinfectant, diuretic,
emmenagogue, expectorant, rubefacient, rejuvenative, stimulant,
vesicant
Uses
Garlic is beneficial in:
Asthma
Atherosclerosis
Blood and lymph cleanser
Colds and flu
Colic
Congestive heart failure
Convulsions
Cough
Edema
Heart disease
Hemorrhoids
High cholesterol
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides)
Hysteria
Immune function
Impotence
Indigestion
Intermittent claudication
Nerve and bone tissue rejuvenative
Paralysis
Recurrent ear infection
Rheumatism
Skin diseases
T. B.
Tremor
Tumors
Round worms
Yeast infection
Circulatory Effects:
More than 250 publications have shown that garlic supports
the cardiovascular system. It may lower cholesterol and triglyceride
levels in the blood, inhibit platelet stickiness (aggregation),
and increase fibrinolysis-which results in a slowing of blood
coagulation. It is mildly antihypertensive and has antioxidant
activity.
Note: Garlic only keeps clotting in check, a benefit for
persons at risk for cardiovascular disease. It cannot effectively
replace stronger anticlotting drugs; its primary value is
as a preventive.
Antimicrobial Actions:
Garlic has antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal activity'
It may work against some intestinal parasites. Garlic appears
to have roughly 1 % the strength of penicillin against certain
types of bacteria. This means it is not a substitute for antibiotics,
but it can be considered as a support against some bacterial
infections. Candida albicans growth is inhibited by garlic,
and garlic has shown long-term benefit for recurrent yeast
infections.
Anticancer Actions:
Human population studies show that eating garlic regularly
reduces the risk of esophageal, stomach, and colon cancer.
This is partly due to garlic's ability to reduce the formation
of carcinogenic compounds. Animal and test tube studies also
show that garlic, and its sulfur compounds, inhibit the growth
of different types of cancer-especially breast and skin tumors.
Miscellaneous
Garlic is often applied to indolent tumors, ulcerated surfaces
and wounds. A poultice of the bulb is used for scrofulous
sores and ring worm. A clove of Garlic when introduced into
the ear passage give relief of ear-ache. It is locally used
in sciatica, paralysis and neuralgic pains. Raw Garlic juice
is inhaled in whooping cough and pulmonary tuberculosis. The
oil in which Garlic has been fried is believed to be a useful
liniment for rheumatic pains, nervous diseases like infantile
convulsions, scabies and maggot infested wounds.
Garlic is useful for fevers, coughs, flatulence, disorders
of the nervous system, agues, dropsical affections, pulmonary
phthisis, whooping cough, gangrene of the lung and dilated
bronchi. A decoction of garlic made with milk and water is
given in hysteria, flatulence and sciatica. A syrup of garlic
is a valuable remedy for asthma, hoarseness, disorders of
the chest and lungs. The garlic oil is useful for paralytic
and rheumatic affections.
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