Garlic
allium sativum
Liliaceae
Lily family



MEDICINAL USE

Apply layer of olive oil before applying garlic directly to skin.
Excessive topical use may cause irritation.

One average size clove fresh garlic may be chewed daily
as a general preventative.

Used medicinally since the time of ancient Egyptians
during the 1920s, in Switzerland researchers isolated the inert
chemical alliin from garlic.

When crushed or chewed alliin is transformed into the antibiotic,
alliin, the substance responsible for garlic's characteristic
odor and pharmacological worldwide studies have shown
qualities garlic's effectiveness against myriad disease.

Studies in Britain indicate that garlic reduces
cholesterol, blood pressure likelihood of internal blood clots.

Other scientific studies show that dietary garlic,
as well as onion and other allium vegetables,
may prevent stomach cancer.

Garlic has been shown to strengthen immune system
in people with AIDS.

The first-century physician and herbalist Dioscorides
wrote of garlic's ability to "clear the arteries."
Considering that he lived centuries before scientists
had an accurate understanding of the circulatory system,
it's unlikely that this Roman army doctor was
anticipating modern claims about garlic's ability
to lower cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Although it's tempting to think
that these claims are backed by 2,000 years
of practical application, current thinking
on garlic's cholesterol-lowering properties is mixed.

Some studies suggest that garlic thins the blood,
lowers cholesterol, controls blood pressure,
reducing the risk of heart attack and heart disease.
Others found no change in cholesterol levels after garlic therapy.
Still others split the difference, suggesting that garlic produces
a moderate reduction in cholesterol, but perhaps only for a few months.

Even if there are no proven
cardio-vascular benefits to eating garlic,
there are also a few acknowledged health risks.
Increased bleeding caused by the herb's potential
blood-thinning properties is the most significant risk.
Health officials recommend against consuming large amounts
of garlic before or immediately after surgery or childbirth,
or if you are taking blood-thinning medications.
Beyond that, however, many experts just wonder
if garlic supplements are a waste of money.

Interestingly, garlic has one proven medicinal use:
It's an effective topical antibiotic (though garlic applied directly
to the skin or in concentrated form can cause serious burns).
The substance that gives garlic
its strong odor, allicin, also kills many forms of bacteria,
fungus, and other infectious organisms.
Soldiers have used garlic for centuries
as a topical treatment for wounds-- most recently in Russia
during World War II, where it became known as
"Russian penicillin" after antibiotic drugs grew scarce.

Some researchers believe allicin may also be the source
of any cardio-vascular health benefits associated with garlic.
If you're buying garlic supplements on the chance that they are
"heart healthy," you might want to read the product label;
manufacturers sometimes remove allicin
from their supplements because it causes garlic breath.

If pet is not allergic to Garlic....
Use Garlic juice in a dropper bottle.
3 to 6 drops between
two to eight months old kittens every other day,
they weigh an easy 10 pounds apiece,
maybe a bit more.

They had no fleas and were full of them
when they were six weeks old.

Garlic is good for human allergies,
5 or 6 drops garlic juice
for every 20 pounds every other day.
Give it a good 2 weeks to see results.



Source(s)
Nikolin Ré Eyrich

~@~Cin


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