Garlic Health Benefits :
Garlic is a very small plant, possessing very bitter and strong flavor and it is well known for its medicinal and culinary values since many years. The main substance found in Garlic is allicin, which has powerful medicinal properties that include, anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti viral and anti oxidant properties.
Garlic health benefits are, garlic is sparingly used in the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure, to improve respiratory health, to improve digestion, to clear off intestinal bacteria and parasites, to improve immune system, to regulate LDL cholesterol, to lower blood glucose levels, to lower the risk colon cancer, stomach cancer and esophageal cancer.
However, nutritionists and dieticians did not recommend the intake of garlic in raw form, since the enzyme allicin, does not produce any positive effect on health because it might be destroyed in the stomach, when it is taken as raw form. So it is advised to take powdered or dried garlic, which produces beneficial effect on health. Pickled garlic and cooked garlic can also be taken, which also beneficial to health.
Garlic prevents allergies and throat irritation and reduces the risk of respiratory tract infections, provides relief from coughing due to the presence of anti viral and anti bacterial properties. Garlic is known to increase the release of insulin hormone that in turn controls blood glucose levels, thus garlic controls diabetes. The recent research have proved that garlic effectively controls high blood pressure or hypertension, as it lowers LDL cholesterol, thus improving heart health, when garlic are taken regularly for at least six months and these studies further revealed the fact that Garlic of 600 to 900 mg taken for not less than six months clears off arterial plaque, thus prevents atherosclerosis, improving cardiovascular health. Garlic also prevents clotting of blood due to the presence of blood thinning properties.
Garlic oil provides relief from toothache improves oral hygiene, prevents oral cavity, due to the presence of anesthetizing and analgesic properties. Garlic oil can also be used to treat warts and skin problems. Intake of garlic is considered safe even for pregnant and nursing mothers.
However, garlic is allergic to few people who should take garlic only after consulting their Doctor. Most of the people have not shown any allergy symptoms to garlic. If garlic is taken in excess quantities, that may produce gastric disorders such as flatulence, heartburn and stomach irritation, which are the side effects of garlic that should be taken into account.
Garlic oil also cures insect bites and is used in the treatment of wounds and snake bites and for many other ailments, such as pimples, measles in Ayurveda system of medicine, as this system consider it as a wonder drug, and further states that taking at least single bulb of garlic every day could prevent many health related disorders. As per Ayurveda, intake of two cloves of garlic with a glass of water along with lemon for two to three months could considerably lowers the weight. It is very important that garlic could not be considered as remedy or cure for many health related disorders, it can be considered as only the supplementary for health disorders.
Taking into account, the health benefits of garlic, two or three cloves of garlic should be included in day to day diet to get optimal health benefits out of garlic.
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