The Effective Use of Garlic is Not Just a Myth Anymore

By Luke M., published Aug 07, 2007
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Little known facts

The garlic plant is uniquely similar to tall grass. It's stem or stalk is supported by the bulb that everyone associates with garlic. These scapes are commonly harvested early for the bulb to grow bigger.

Part of the onion family, garlic has been used both culinarily and medicinally for ages.

Garlic has many myths and legends surrounding it, not the least of which is the age old vampires and werewolves tales.

The Collection of Commentaries on the Classic of the Materia Medica in 500 AD first mentions garlic in all of Chinese literature.

Ancient Egyptian healers as far back as 3,500 years ago were writing about the benefit of garlic on treating cancer.

Impressed yet? Consider the fact that Dioscorides, a Roman surgeon and physician in the first century described garlic with regard to the Doctrine of Signatures.

Due to its anti-biotic qualities, garlic was eaten to fight off the plague in Europe. It saved many lives, giving license for thievery, leading to the capture and execution of certain criminals. Sounds ironic huh?

Garlic is used to clean wounds and ulcers in India.

Russians refer to garlic as Russian penicillin.

"King of the Vegetable Kingdom" is how garlic was once described by the leading natural biologist, Paavo Airola.

True effects

Garlic can be used to fight off many if not all infections.

Due to its high concentration of germanium, garlic is helpful in strengthening the immune system.

Garlic will aide in the healing of wounds. Some even consider garlic to be one of the most potent healing herbs in the world.

Garlic can increase physical endurance.

Garlic can help the liver get rid of alfa-toxins. Just so know, alfa-toxins can cause liver cancer.

Expel those nasty thread worms by taking some garlic.

Get rid of intestinal parasites in colon with this effective enema and colonic.

Garlic can be good for such vital organs as your stomach, spleen and lungs.

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I love garlic! Great article.

Posted on 09/23/2007 at 3:09:00 PM

 
I love using garlic pills to keep mosquitoes away :) Great article!

Posted on 08/09/2007 at 10:08:00 PM

 
Hmm I love garlic with almost everything.

Posted on 08/07/2007 at 1:08:00 PM

 
I had to laugh about the mosquitoes and vampires. I'm sure garlic could keep most anything away. Ha.

Posted on 08/07/2007 at 8:08:00 AM

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