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Garlic Allium sativum

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Common Names
Garlic , Poor Man's Treacle, Bawang, Bauang
Botanical Name
Allium sativum
Family
LILIACEAE Lily Family
Garlic Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Allergies/hay Fever * Asthma * Bronchitis * Burns/SunBurn * Cancer Prevention * Candida/Yeast Infection * Cholesterol Control * Colds * Culinary * Fungus Infections * Heart Tonics/Cordials * Herpes * Influenza * Insect Repellent * Parasites/Worms * Sinusitis * Sore Throat/Laryngitis * Stop Smoking *
Properties: Antibacterial* Diaphoretic* Antispasmodic* Stimulant* Expectorant* Vulnerary* Hypotensive* Antifungal* Antirheumatic* Breath* Antiparasite* Galactagogue*
Parts Used: bulb
Constituents:allicin, citral, geraniol, linalool, phellandrene, s-methyl-1-cysteine sulfoxide
Traditions: Ayurvedic * Middle East *


Cooking with garlic is good for the heart

Readily available and inexpensive garlic is of great interest in cardiovascular disease. Along with the onion, another related member of the Allium genus, garlic helps to lower hypertension, serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Both garlic and onions help thin the blood by discouraging platelets from sticking together.

One notable constituent of garlic is allicin, one of the most impressive broad-spectrum antimicrobial substances in nature. Although this compound receives the lions' share of attention from the public, it is only part garlic's complex healing abilities. Over 30 medicinal compounds have been identified in garlic.

The penetrating odor is so diffusive that if a bulb is applied to the soles of the feet, the breath will smell of it. Garlic oil or the juice of garlic has a significant protective quality to cells which help to reduce fatty deposits.

Garlic increases the potency of preparations of the herb coleus (forskolin); helps nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as indomethacin (Indocin) provide greater pain relief; and boosts the infection-fighting capacity of many antibiotics, especially amphotericin (Amphocin). Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002) Phyllis A. Balch


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Allium sativum Origin- USA Granules/Minced or powdered May be used liberally in food as a powder, granule or chopped. For convenience it may also be taken as a capsule.
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(Allium sativum) 500mg/100 capsules
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A fiery and savory blend of all spices typically associated with southern cooking. Great for barbecues, seafood, beans and Creole style dishes.
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Organic spices, organic herbs, organic Garlic, organic Onion, organic Chilies and Salt

Side Effects:
Can cause a skin rash in sensitive people. Over consumption can cause heartburn and gas. Moderation is the key here.
How to Use: Garlic
Preparation Methods :Garlic can and should be used liberally in food, either powdered or freshly chopped. Garic infused oils can be used topically.

remedyRemedies using : Garlic

referencesGarlic Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Allergies/hay Fever * Asthma * Bronchitis * Burns/SunBurn * Cancer Prevention * Candida/Yeast Infection * Cholesterol Control * Colds * Culinary * Fungus Infections * Heart Tonics/Cordials * Herpes * Influenza * Insect Repellent * Parasites/Worms * Sinusitis * Sore Throat/Laryngitis * Stop Smoking *
Garlic for :Hypertension, blood circulation
Hypertension, blood circulation For those involved in pressures and anxieties of economic survival, it is comforting to know that the readily available and inexpensive garlic helps to lower hypertension, equalizes blood circulation, and is active against tumor formation. It is useful in such diverse conditions as athlete's foot, diabetes, rheumatism, sciatica, and pimples.

Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)

Garlic for :Immune System, Antibacterial
Immune System, Antibacterial Garlic formed the principal ingredient in the 'Four Thieves Vinegar,' which originated, it is said, with four thieves who confessed, that whilst protected by the liberal use of aromatic vinegar during the plague, they plundered the dead bodies of its victims with complete security.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931)

Garlic for :Heart, blood pressure, serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels
Heart, blood pressure, serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels The relationship of garlic to cardiovascular disease includes the blood pressure-lowering effect of garlic in hypertension, effect on blood thinning and lowering of serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels.

Steven Foster and Yue chongxi, Herbal Emissaries (1992)

Garlic for :Lower cholesterol and triglycerides
Lower cholesterol and triglycerides Garlic and its cousin onion contain substances that discourage platelets from sticking together and prevent blood clots. They also lower total cholesterol and triglycerides, another type of blood fat, all the while increasing HDL, "good cholesterol".

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Garlic for :Worms, roundworm
Worms, roundworm Safe and effective taken over time, garlic's power to kill roundworm, pinworm, tapeworm, and hookworm has been confirmed by scientific studies.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Garlic for :Homemade insecticide
Homemade insecticide Crushed garlic is a good addition to any homemade insecticide spray. Garlic cloves, placed in the ground around plants will deter slugs. Garlic is a natural pesticide against mosquito larvae.
Garlic for :Stop smoking
Stop smoking Garlic helps counteract the addictive properties of nicotine and relaxes the blood vessels counteracting the effect of smoking on blood pressure.
Garlic for :Cancer prevention
Cancer prevention Garlic lowers the incidence of cancer, particularly in the gastrointestinal system

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

Garlic for :Diabetes
Diabetes Garlic can lower blood-sugar levels in people with diabetes. It ties up chemical receptors that otherwise would deactivate insulin, the hormone that controls sugar usage, and also stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin. It does this without stimulating weight gain, a common side effect of many diabetes medications.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Garlic and onions for :Bronchitis, asthma, allergies
Bronchitis, asthma, allergies Garlic and onions, these allium family members have long been used to treat bronchitis, allergies and asthma. The ingredients responsible include mustard oils and quercetin.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Plant Description
Related Species Leeks, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) This onion like plant a tender tender core may be eaten in soups and salads.

Allium sativum, Alliaceae, Garlic, bulbil
Allium sativum, Alliaceae, Garlic, bulbil

Garlic is a member of the Allium genus, a branch of the lily family that also includes hundreds of varies of onions, leeks, chives, and shallots. The differences between garlic and onions is in the bulbs and leaves. While garlic produces heads that a divided into sections,(cloves), onions produce a single multilayer globe. Garlic leaves are flat and almost grass-like, while onions tend to be hollow and erect. Shallots fall somewhere in between.

History and Traditions
historyThe common garlic, a member of the same family as the onion, is of such a antiquity as a cultivated plant, that it is difficult with any certainty to trace the country of its origin. Garlic is mentioned in several Old English vocabularies of plants from the tenth to fifteenth centuries, and is described by the herbalists of the sixteenth century from Turner (1548) onwards.
Astrology:
folkloreMars owns this herb. This was anciently accounted the poor man's treacle, it being a remedy for all diseases and hurts (except those which itself breed.) It provokes urine, and women's courses, helps the biting of mad dogs and other venomous creatures, kills worms in children, cuts and voids tough phlegm, purges the head, helps the lethargy, is a good preservative against, and a remedy for any plague, sore, or foul ulcers Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
folklore Garlic was placed by the Greeks on the piles of stones at cross-roads as a supper for Hecate, and according to Pliny, garlic and onion were invocated as deities by the Egyptians at the taking of oaths.
Quick Tips
A clove or two of garlic, pounded with honey and taken two or three nights successively, is good in rheumatism
To maximize the health benefits, you should crush the garlic at room temperature and allow it to sit for about 15 minutes. That triggers an enzyme reaction that boosts the healthy compounds in garlic.To preserve the antimicrobial activity of garlic mix into cooked foods at the last minute.
Combining garlic with fish oil has been shown to increase the effectiveness of both in lowering LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
The inhibitory effects of curcumin, garlic squeeze, grapeseed extract, tea polyphenols, vitamin C, and vitamin E all help counteract the addictive properties of nicotine. Garlic also helps by relaxing the blood vessels counteracting the effect of smoking on blood pressure.

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