Useful properties of garlic
Garlic is known since the time of ancient civilizations. He was raised in India as a medicinal plant, and brought him there arias. It is mentioned in the Bible and the Koran, it was cultivated by the Romans, Greeks, Arabs. And today he has not lost his popularity. Today we will discuss the useful and harmful properties of garlic.
Garlic: Useful properties. general characteristics
- Garlic is a natural antibiotic. It is active against bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella and against candida fungi.
- Has antiviral action, it can help treat the flu.
- Used in the fight against intestinal parasites, there are many antiparasitic drugs based on it. Reduces cholesterol and blood pressure, reduces the burden on the heart.
- Stimulates the release of bile in the stomach, while improving digestion.
- Due to its vitamin composition: beta-carotene, vitamin C, B vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus - increases immunity.
- Used for food poisoning, dysbiosis.
- In medicine, widely used dried garlic. Useful properties for drying can be maintained, so there are many products based on garlic.
Useful properties of garlic for women:
Since garlic reduces the processes of fermentation inintestines, it is often used in various women's diets. Useful properties of garlic are used to lose weight, many Western stars. It is used as a part of various additives, or as a seasoning for a dish.
Useful properties of garlic for men:
Garlic is useful for male potency. The substances that contain it, expand the vessels and increase blood circulation. It's not all that garlic can do! Useful properties are used to treat the liver, it is able to prevent the development of cancer tumors.
Contraindications:
Garlic has not only useful properties, but alsoharmful. For example, its excessive consumption can destroy the intestinal microflora. With caution, you need to consume garlic to those who suffer from cholelithiasis, anemia, stomach ulcers, kidney failure. Many more are not recommended to eat pickled garlic.
Useful properties of it are very doubtful and onlyirritate the gastric mucosa. In the rest, however, garlic is absolutely harmless. How much should you eat garlic so that it only benefits? In a day you can eat 2-3 raw denticles without the slightest harm to your health.
Garlic - useful properties and treatment
- You can enhance the useful properties of garlic with a lemon. From their tandem turns out an excellent medicine, with which you can clean the blood and improve immunity. 350 grams of chopped garlic is mixed with a glass of lemon juice and allowed to brew. In a day, the medicine will be ready. It is consumed every day before going to bed, two teaspoons.
- You can be treated and wild garlic or as it is called in another way - wild garlic. Useful properties of it are the same as that of garlic, but the taste is not so harsh. It is added to soups, makes salads out of it and even canned.
- Baked garlic also has useful properties. It is baked, crushed into gruel and applied to sick calluses.
- With sore throat, drink warm milk with chopped garlic and honey. This will help get rid of bacteria in the throat and improve immunity.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko