Garlic Folk Remedies
The Wonders of The Amazing Garlic
How long has garlic been used for medicinal purposes? Well, an ancient Egyptian papyrus dating back to 1500 BC was found that listed 22 different recipes and treatments that contain garlic!
Almost everyone knows something about the beneficial uses of garlic. Not only does it make lots of food dishes taste so much better, it contains ingredients to ease and even completely heal a wide variety of illness and diseases naturally.
And, with all the health problems that garlic can effectively treat, it has an added “magical” power, using garlic on a regular basis can actually prevent some disease and illness, so you don’t get sick in the first place!
During the outbreak of the Black Plague, it was found that those that didn’t come down with the fatal disease, were people who consumed a lot of garlic! Field physicians during World War I, used sterilized moss soaked in garlic juice as a compress for wounds to prevent infection!Â
Using garlic will help in the prevention of heart attack and strokes, it lowers both cholesterol and blood sugar levels and will reduce the risk of blood clots. It has been shown to help in preventing the occurrence of a second heart attack by 50%!In lowering cholesterol, it will emulsify the cholesterol and remove it from the walls of the arteries.Studies prove that the regular consumption of garlic reduces the risks of getting stomach, colon, bladder, skin, esophageal and breast cancers.Garlic is known to be useful in treating both kidney and bladder infections.
Diabetics can benefit from garlic’s ability to lower blood sugar levels. It will also enhance the bodies production of insulin.
Garlic will also, improve the digestive process and enhance the bodies absorption of food. Besides aiding the body in the digestion of foods, garlic will help to eliminate noxious waster matter found in the body. The juice from crushed garlic cloves can be drank in either water or milk, for digestive problems.
The abilities that garlic has to reduce spasms in the small arteries, modify the hearts rhythm and slow the pulse, make it a good natural remedy in lowering blood pressure. A average dose of two or three tablets a day will provide a difference in your blood pressure.
Pimples will quickly disappear when rubbed several times a day with raw garlic, the pimple will go away without even leaving a scar! Even more serious cases of acne have been healed with the use of garlic. For minor skin problems three capsules each day will be sufficient.
Several studies have proven that garlic extract inhibits the growth of different bacteria, including the bacteria that causes tuberculosis!
You can help decrease the signs of aging and protect your skins health with the anti-oxidants found in garlic.
Just inhaling the aroma of garlic, can help stop the symptoms of allergies such as hay fever.
Basal cell carcinoma, has been reduced and sometimes eliminated when crushed garlic was applied to the skin.
Garlic activates the cells in the liver and protects it from toxicity, it will even help the liver to perform normally . Â
Garlic is an powerful herb that is capable of doing so many things, the use of garlic will increase life span and greatly improve the memory and learning performances.
Basic garlic dosages:
Eat two to four grams of fresh, minced garlic clove each day.
In tablet or capsule form, 1000 to 3000 mg should be taken per day.
If using a garlic infusion, four grams should be added to 150 ml of water a day.
Garlic oil should be taken three times a day in .03 to .12 ml doses.
Garlic paste: Peel one raw clove of garlic, mash to a pulp, garlic paste is great to use on insect bites and stings and minor scrapes and burns.
Garlic oil: Slice a peeled garlic clove and put it in a small amount of olive oil. Heat the mixture just briefly, cool and then strain it to remover the pieces of cloves.
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