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Garlic
Garlic
has been highly valued for centuries all over the world for its
health-building qualities. It is believed to have originated in
central Asia and was known to the Chinese as far back as 3000 BC.
Athletes and soldiers in ancient Greece and Rome and Egyptian slaves
were regularly fed
garlic to increase their strength and endurance. For millennia,
Ayurvedic and Chinese medical practitioners have employed
garlic to relieve everything from coughs and fevers to skin
problems, earaches and other maladies. Garlic is known for its
pronounced
aphrodisiac effect, especially useful to older men with nervous
tension and falling
libido.
Modern science is proving that this bulb really is a storehouse of
vitamins and minerals. Rich in amino acids, calcium, iron,
phosphorus, potassium, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B6 and
selenium, garlic also contains allicin, a sulfur compound
responsible for its characteristic odour.
Health benefits
What is really exciting is the growing evidence that allicin boosts
the immune system. Garlic is also a broad-spectrum antibiotic that
even blocks toxin production by germs and was also found to be
effective against E.Coli, Staphalococcus and other bugs. |
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Before vaccines were developed against polio, garlic was used
successfully as a prophylactic. Garlic has been shown to be a
more potent antibiotic against anthrax and even the most
antibiotic-resistant strains of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus). Garlic is able to combat even the most
stubborn of the infectious viruses that have become resistant to
synthetic antibiotics.
Recent studies validate that garlic blocks agents that cause
cancer of breast, colon, esophagus, stomach and skin. Another
study confirmed garlic inhibits the growth of
prostate
cancer cells.
Several large double-blind clinical studies demonstrate that
garlic also significantly lowers
blood
pressure. Garlic, a great detoxifier, works on sloughing off
the nano-bacteria and nano-plague on the walls of the arteries
which cause high blood pressure. Many studies show that the
equivalent of one clove of garlic a day lowers total cholesterol
levels by 10 to 15 percent in most people. Garlic offers all of
these benefits with virtually no side effects, at a fraction of
the cost of prescription medication. And it may actually
eliminate your need for
cholesterol-lowering prescription drugs.
Article Source:
http://www.asianfood-recipes.com/Health&Nutrition/Food_As_Medicine-Garlic.php
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