Ahh, garlic. Not only can it keep vampires away it can also keep disease away. Garlic has been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes and continues to be used for those same purposes today. Ancient China, Egypt, Israel, and India have used garlic to treat anything from coughs to cures for skin diseases.
With that said garlic is a great addition to your home medicine cabinet. The best part is that garlic is probably right in your kitchen in some form, so it shouldn’t be hard to find.
Garlic can be used chopped up as a clove in food or sprinkled on a dish in the form of powder. It can also be taken in supplement or liquid form.
Below are 25 conditions that garlic may help with:
- high cholesterol
- allergies
- arthritis
- cardiovascular disease
- varicose veins
- vaginal yeast infections
- ear infections
- digestive disorders
- cold/flu
- fever
- fatigue
- toe fungus
- asthma
- high blood pressure
- bronchitis
- sore throat
- pneumonia
- mouth sores
- hemorrhoids
- low blood sugar
- unexplained weight loss
- excessive sweating
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- heavy metal toxicity
- weakened immune system
Resources for You
Prescription for Dietary Wellness by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
Garlic: University of Maryland Medical Center
Beat Back Cold and Flus with… Garlic! by Dr. Mercola
Garlic: US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
What do you use garlic for?
Wow I had no idea! I recently discovered that I love garlic….good to know it has so many benefits!
That’s great that you love it!