This coming weekend, we are participating in the North Plains Garlic festival, and on the 19th, there will be a garlic festival right here next to our office in Cope’s park.
Garlic has for generations been used both as a condiment and as a medicine. It has been touted as a means of warding off evil spirits and for clearing the body of parasites. In this way, it can help repeal insects and has even helped to remove unwanted relatives from your house if you eat enough of it.
The primary functional component of garlic is the sulfur based chemical alliin, which when the garlic clove is crushed, is converted into allicin. Besides this component there are peptides, thioglycosides, and trace elements, specifically selenium.
The medicinal properties of garlic could fill an entire book. To get the full benefits of garlic, freshly crushed is actually the most powerful source. When obtained in pill or capsule form, it’s important to know if the delivery form is enteric coated to protect the alliinase activity.
Garlic can reduce bad cholesterol in the body and bring down blood pressure. It can prevent inappropriate platelet aggregation which is a foundation of blood clots. It’s anti fungal, anti parasitic, and antibacterial. A solution of warmed olive oil, the herb mullein, and garlic can be used in the ear for ear infections. In cases like this it’s advisable to insure the ear drum is not ruptured and infected before using this. It may not create more damage, but caution is always advisable when self treating.
Besides lowering cholesterol, it can reduce triglyceride levels, provided the intake of excess carbohydrates has been addressed. When doing this, the inflammatory action of excess sugar in the blood can be reduced. This can in turn improve the condition of atherosclerosis. Because of it’s affect in protecting the cardiovascular system, it can assist in preventing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart attack.
With the anti bacterial and anti viral component of garlic, it can be of benefit in conditions of the common cold, influenza, bronchitis, sinusitis, and even with hay fever. Asthma which is not secondary to emotional stress can also be assisted with the use of garlic.
The anti fungal properties make garlic of benefit in cases of intestinal yeast conditions. For this reason, it’s helpful when utilized along with nutritional supports like lactic acid yeast for the chronic systemic yeast sufferer.
When used in combination with hawthorn (both leaf and flower) and Milk Thistle, Garlic becomes a very efficient heavy metal detoxifier. This combination has been provided by a very trusted Australian company and has been relied on for conditions where these toxic heavy metals are interfering with normal enzymatic processes in the body.
Garlic, (Allium Sativum) is one of the many species of the Allium family. Onions and leeks are in the same family and all are sulfur containing foods. All have medicinal properties and are used as food, condiment, and medicine.
In the American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, one writer is claiming that diphtheria does not occur in families that are free partakers of the onion in any way. With many it produces flatulency. If used moderately for a while the quantity can be increased without unpleasantness. This I have witnessed with patients who regularly consumed large amounts of garlic yet failed to smell of it.
Since garlic is instrumental in dealing with conditions of dysentery, it also facilitates restoring the bowel from the frequent persistent intestinal disorders that prove to be difficult to treat with any other modalities. This includes the irritable bowel conditions which often occur after intestinal infections. Lower concentrations of garlic can increase intestinal peristalsis while the higher doses can reduce bowel activity. With an overactive bowel this is important.
So, why don’t we increase our garlic intake? Could it be the social aspects? Chlorophyll has a wonderful way of neutralizing garlic to a degree. That’s why I love making my pesto with tons of basil, loaded with chlorophyll and a fair amount of garlic. This is a real health tonic for me.
Garlic has for generations been used both as a condiment and as a medicine. It has been touted as a means of warding off evil spirits and for clearing the body of parasites. In this way, it can help repeal insects and has even helped to remove unwanted relatives from your house if you eat enough of it.
The primary functional component of garlic is the sulfur based chemical alliin, which when the garlic clove is crushed, is converted into allicin. Besides this component there are peptides, thioglycosides, and trace elements, specifically selenium.
The medicinal properties of garlic could fill an entire book. To get the full benefits of garlic, freshly crushed is actually the most powerful source. When obtained in pill or capsule form, it’s important to know if the delivery form is enteric coated to protect the alliinase activity.
Garlic can reduce bad cholesterol in the body and bring down blood pressure. It can prevent inappropriate platelet aggregation which is a foundation of blood clots. It’s anti fungal, anti parasitic, and antibacterial. A solution of warmed olive oil, the herb mullein, and garlic can be used in the ear for ear infections. In cases like this it’s advisable to insure the ear drum is not ruptured and infected before using this. It may not create more damage, but caution is always advisable when self treating.
Besides lowering cholesterol, it can reduce triglyceride levels, provided the intake of excess carbohydrates has been addressed. When doing this, the inflammatory action of excess sugar in the blood can be reduced. This can in turn improve the condition of atherosclerosis. Because of it’s affect in protecting the cardiovascular system, it can assist in preventing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart attack.
With the anti bacterial and anti viral component of garlic, it can be of benefit in conditions of the common cold, influenza, bronchitis, sinusitis, and even with hay fever. Asthma which is not secondary to emotional stress can also be assisted with the use of garlic.
The anti fungal properties make garlic of benefit in cases of intestinal yeast conditions. For this reason, it’s helpful when utilized along with nutritional supports like lactic acid yeast for the chronic systemic yeast sufferer.
When used in combination with hawthorn (both leaf and flower) and Milk Thistle, Garlic becomes a very efficient heavy metal detoxifier. This combination has been provided by a very trusted Australian company and has been relied on for conditions where these toxic heavy metals are interfering with normal enzymatic processes in the body.
Garlic, (Allium Sativum) is one of the many species of the Allium family. Onions and leeks are in the same family and all are sulfur containing foods. All have medicinal properties and are used as food, condiment, and medicine.
In the American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy, one writer is claiming that diphtheria does not occur in families that are free partakers of the onion in any way. With many it produces flatulency. If used moderately for a while the quantity can be increased without unpleasantness. This I have witnessed with patients who regularly consumed large amounts of garlic yet failed to smell of it.
Since garlic is instrumental in dealing with conditions of dysentery, it also facilitates restoring the bowel from the frequent persistent intestinal disorders that prove to be difficult to treat with any other modalities. This includes the irritable bowel conditions which often occur after intestinal infections. Lower concentrations of garlic can increase intestinal peristalsis while the higher doses can reduce bowel activity. With an overactive bowel this is important.
So, why don’t we increase our garlic intake? Could it be the social aspects? Chlorophyll has a wonderful way of neutralizing garlic to a degree. That’s why I love making my pesto with tons of basil, loaded with chlorophyll and a fair amount of garlic. This is a real health tonic for me.
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