Garlic is already historically considered an almost miraculous plantthat no kitchen or home medicine cabinet can do without. We can use it not only to prepare food, as a means to strengthen immunity, for colds, but also has a large number of other positive properties.
Garlic protects against many viral infections, cleanses, disinfects, regenerates blood vessels and blood circulation and helps to increase overall immunity of the organism.
Garlic as an antibiotic
Tests also show that raw garlic is much stronger than penicillin - it acts as natural antibiotic. Garlic does not destroy the digestive flora in the intestines as pharmaceutical antibiotics do, it does not disrupt the immune system and, on the contrary, it significantly strengthens.
Garlic with honey - if you want to strengthen its effects, crush 2 cloves of garlic finely and mix them with a tablespoon of honey. Honey is antibacterial and antitoxic, so it is a very powerful combination of two Superfoods.
Garlic can be used to improve cardiovascular health and for problems with arteries and heart. It dilates the blood vessels, which results in lowering blood pressure, removes triglycerides, dissolves blood clots and protects important lipids from oxidation.
Positive effects of garlic on human health:
- Helps with flu, colds and tonsillitis
- Helps with chronic respiratory disease
- Helps with thrombosis
- Lowers blood pressure
- Treats varicose veins
- Provides relief from stomach discomfort
- It is effective as cancer prevention
- Treats cold sores, fungus and warts
- Helps with arteriosclerosis
By administering one or two cloves of garlic when you have difficulties, you can significantly improve health and relieve the inconvenience. Garlic must be always fresh and after crushing it, eat it raw within 30 minutes so that you absorb medicinal allicinwhich is released when squashed. Serve the garlic until the discomfort is alleviated.
Garlic in pregnancy
Many expectant mothers ask themselves the question, whether to take garlic in pregnancy? Consuming normal doses of garlic or its medicinal form has positive effects during pregnancy. According to research, it prevents embryotoxicity, growth retardation and malformations (developmental abnormalities caused by organs growing too fast). By lowering total cholesterol levels, it also reduces the risk of hypertension. However, the consumption of large quantities of garlic during pregnancy is not recommended (although the amount is not precisely specified).
Scientific studies have also shown beneficial effect of garlic during breastfeedingwhich is manifested by more intense suckling, longer breastfeeding times and a tendency to take in more milk overall.
Garlic against sore throat and tonsillitis
Consumption of garlic acts as prevention against colds, flu and tonsillitis, gingivitis and aphthae. In the course of an illness, such as the flu or tonsillitis, it is recommended a clove of peeled garlic because of its antiseptic (antibacterial) effects. It is not bitten, it just rolls around in the mouth and its the active substances enter the saliva.
And against warts, cold sores and nail fungus
A peeled garlic clove is stuck with a plaster on the wart and leave it alone for two hours. Yes, it burns, but the wart falls off after a few days after application. That way you can stick garlic even on a moldy nail on your leg - but you don't have to worry about it falling off, either. Garlic for yellowing and brittle nails will help with mycosis. Last but not least, it can also be used for sore herpes (onion or lemon also helps).
What vitamins garlic contains
Garlic is also very rich for protein, sugars, vitamin C and B. In its leaves are abundantly represented magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and iron. It is also a source of beneficial flavonoids, which lower blood pressure and help in the excretion of cholesterol.
Substance composition of garlic
| Folder | Average content | Element (mg/100g) | Average content | Ingredient (mg/100g) | Average content |
| water | 64,3 g/100 g | At | 4 | vitamin C | 17 |
| Protein | 7,9 g/100 g | K | 620 | vitamin D | 0 |
| Fats | 0,6 g/100 g | Ca | 19 | vitamin E | 0,01 |
| sugars | 1,6 g/100 g | Mg | 25 | vitamin B6 | 0,38 |
| starch | 14,7 g/100 g | P | 170 | vitamin B12 | 0 |
| pulp | 4,1 g/100 g | Fe | 1,9 | carotene | traces |
| fatty acids | 0,4 g/100 g | Cu | 0,06 | thiamine | 0,13 |
| cholesterol | 0 g/100 g | Zn | 1,0 | riboflavin | 0,03 |
| energy | 411 kJ/100 g | Mn | 0,5 | Niacin | 0,3 |
Source of the table: Wikipedia
Bear garlic
Equally healthy is the popular herb bear garlic, which grows freely in Czech forests and can be used in many delicious dishes. Among them are salads, buns, spreads, spinach, soupsor you can make pesto with it - - keep it in refrigeratorwhere they last longer.
Black garlic
In Asia, it is a common ingredient, but here it is a little-known rarity among health foods: black garlic. It is produced by exposing classic kitchen garlic to very specific temperature and humidity for at least 40 days. In this environment, the so-called Maillard reaction takes place, during which it acquires coal black colour. The taste of black garlic is very distinctive and varies according to the production process. It is generally sweetish with light undertones of garlic, but without pungent odour and sharp taste. It ranks among Superfoods - helps maintain cholesterol and blood fat levels, supports normal heart and blood vessel function, has antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer effects and strengthens the immune system.
Side effects of garlic
Fortunately, apart from the smell or heartburn, garlic does not cause negative side effects on human health. Only people taking blood thinners should beware - garlic has been shown to cause more bleeding. It is recommended that such people stop eating garlic at least a week before surgery.
People with sensitive stomachs should eat maximum 4 cloves of garlic per day (but as we know, few people eat that). There are also random reports in which garlic has been linked to the development of anemia, affecting protein and calcium levels and sperm development.
Allergic reaction on garlic can cause the formation of bronchial asthma.
Garlic can also be Overdoseif we eat too much at once, but we're not in any danger. We'll just have to go through a temporary state of flatulence, drop in blood pressure, indigestion and diarrhoea.
Deworming the dog with garlic
The last effect of garlic that is worth mentioning is its use as a dewormer for the dog. Add garlic cut into small pieces to the dog's diet. This then paralyses the worms in the intestines, starts peristalsis and the worms get out of the body.naturally in the excrement. Although this method may not be 100% effective, it is a good idea to give your dog a good look from time to time. add garlic to food as a preventive measurebecause it creates inhospitable conditions for parasites in the dog's intestines.
(cesnek.eu/Jana Černá)
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