Garlic as a herbal medicine

 

Garlic is used as medicine in the time since the Egyptian pyramids made. Garlic is said to help prevent cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and cancer.

Garlic contains the known antibacterial allicin. Therefore, garlic is known as a natural antibiotic. The garlic juice will not allow the growth of fungi and viruses causing viral, yeast and viral infection. Rinng showed a little garlic studies had positive results in the treatment of AIDS.

The Philippine Department of Health said that garlic is another drug because of its antibacterial and effective control of high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels for diabetics.

Medical applications of garlic as an herbal medicine

Garlic - infectious allergy: antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic. Garlic juice are in parts of the body affected. Scientific ajoenecream 0.4% (ajoene is a chemical compound in garlic) when anointed found effective in 70% of dermatological fungal infections. I Ang0.6% gel is effective in tinea corporis and tinea cruris.

Garlic - anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, in combination with diet.

Garlic - Hypertension: The nginuya garlic or eating. The study suggests that consumption of garlic that may affect antihypertensive pagpapababang dugoay but probably not anytime soon. Other studies showing a benefit by improving elasticity and aortic vascular possible slowdown in the progression of atherosclerosis.

Garlic - hyperlipidemia: The nginuya be eaten garlic or cholesterol found in the blood decreases. Although much controversy, is probably beneficial effect on serum cholesterol and LDL. Some studies show a reduction of 4% to 12% in total cholesterol. But apparently no effect on high density lipoprotein (HDL).

Garlic - Anti-Cancer: Garlic, the study could have anti-cancer properties, especially colon cancer, stomach and prostate cancer. Sastomach cancers, probably by the effects of inhalation with H. pylori. Saepidemiologic studies in prevention of gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, the use of garlic from 3.5 grams to 30 grams of fresh or cooked garlic a week.

Other uses of garlic as a medicinal plant that requires more than learning

Arthritis, rheumatism, toothaches: Crush several cloves of garlic pieces and put them in body parts.

Headaches: Crush a clove of garlic and two temples as a poultice to put on.

Insect bites: Crush or chop the garlic and Swipe the animal or insect bites.

Athlete's foot. Divide or crush the garlic and the slip of the affected body part.

Fever: Boil the leaves of garlic and rubbed on the body and head.

Cold, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, asthma and bronchitis, drugs congestion breathing vapor to the crushed garlic with a teaspoon of vinegar to boiling water.

Fresh garlic is used medicinally to treat tuberculosis to INH.

Digestive problems and gastrointestinal spasms. Take the cooked garlic as a suppository.