The Wonders of Garlic

The Wonders of Garlic

The history of garlic and its usage goes back thousands of years for a variety of purposes. The health benefits of garlic for boosting strength, healing and medicinal purposes are well known, well documented and well utilized. Garlic is derived from the old English term garleac, meaning “spear leek” and may be the number one healing plant known to human, dating back to several ancient civilizations.

The botanical name of garlic is Allium sativum, which belongs to the Allium genus of the Alliaceae family. Throughout the history of garlic, the herb has been popular across many cultures throughout the world for various reasons. It is also known by several names, such as:  alho, knoblauch, toi, bawang, poondoo, ail, aglio, katiem, thum, knoflook, lasun, chesnok, gratiem, sarmisak, and lehsun.  Garlic is also referred to in slang terms as Bronx vanilla and Italian perfume.

Here is the skinny on garlic and it’s composition:

·         A good source of protein

·         Contains minerals, such as calcium, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and selenium

·         Contains vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 and vitamin C.

·         Garlic also contains good levels of antioxidants.

·         A major importance with garlic is that it contains eighty powerful sulfur-containing compounds. One particular type of such substances is thiosulfinates, which are used consistently in health based and scientific studies.

·         For the optimum health and medicinal purposes, raw garlic is the best.

·         Besides garlic’s many health benefits, its powerful odor has proven beneficial in repelling and keeping away insects like mosquitoes, fleas, etc.

by Margie Bates

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Seshadri .cp    I like garlic Aug 7th 2011 01:15

JOSEPH CHACKERY   Officer No doubt that garlic has many medicinal values and many proven health benefits. Aug 7th 2011 01:58

Chukwuekwu Okonta   Forensic accountant @joseph, i agree with you garlic is medicinal. Aug 7th 2011 07:02

Cheryl Baumgartner   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance I eat a lot of garlic, It definitely has health properties. Aug 7th 2011 10:34

Patrick Isherwood   Retired I love garlic as a vegetable. I grow it every year in my potager. It is so sweet when just picked. Boil it with your potatoes or roast it with your joint of meat. Delicious. Aug 7th 2011 10:42

Vishwajeet Kumar   Blogger Garlic also helps you to reduce cholesterol. Aug 7th 2011 10:43

Maria Fiore Pilon   Water The Source Of Life I eat garlic, but I really miss the wild garlic we used to be able to pick in the forested area or country sites and the government banned because they were short of this product. I know garlic for me replaces salt because it is way reduce the salt intake and it is also very healthy. Aug 7th 2011 12:04

Brenda W.   Life Learner I have always heard about the "wonders of garlic" but I've never taken it to heart and used it. It's great knowing that some things never change and that garlic is still a good thing for us. Aug 7th 2011 12:06

Soher elsawy   Have you tried slimming garlic ?????? It is An easy !!!!!!all you need to do is: To eat breakfast on the 2 cloves of garlic. And lunch 4 cloves of garlic. On the evening meal 2 cloves of garlic. and then Observe the difference All of scientific studies have shown that garlic has a strong effect in burning fat so that all foods contain fat lot of garlic to add to that the dismantling of fat Aug 7th 2011 15:44

J J Brown   SEO & Wireless Professional Is garlic salt considered healthy? Aug 7th 2011 18:10

Vps Malhotra   Free Lancer Garlic is the King of the hergbal Antibiotics. It medicinal values .It is natural Way to health. Expect for its pungent irritating foulish smell ,which may disturb some,it has all the qualities what it takes to be called a "wonder herb" t is both taken as a food and a medicinal support. To be used as a food there are variety of ways . But to used it for Medicinal purposes it has to be used mosly as a raw clove. Ita ,antioxidant,antiseptic,and anti immune effect against allergies ,skin dsseases and even in irritating asyhamatic bronchitis is par excellence Iit is one of the greatest and cheapest Gift of the Nature to man Aug 7th 2011 20:54

Margie B.   Fine Art Photographer All garlic salt consist of is the mix three parts salt to one part garlic powder. The garlic powder offers some, but minimal nutriental benefits compared to raw garlic. Aug 7th 2011 21:35

Robin Benton    Yes, garlic is the best Aug 7th 2011 23:30