Author: Rajeev Sharma
Publisher: Manoj Publications
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 61
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788131007396
Description
Garlic is one of the oldest known medicinal plants, and it’s been credited with fighting heart disease, lowering blood pressure and helping to fight off colds.
The therapeutic qualities of garlic are nothing new. Sanskrit records reveal that garlic remedies were presses into service in India 5,000 years ago, while Chinese medicine has recognized garlic’s powers for over 3,000 years. Although Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in 1928 largely took over from garlic, World War I overwhelmed the capacity and garlic was again, the antibiotic of choice.
When cloves are chewed, crushed or cut, they release a sulphur-bearing compound called allicin – the chemical that gives garlic its pungent taste and smell. And it’s the allicin that scientists have discovered is the magic ingredient thought to be responsible for garlic’s therapeutic qualities.
There is a sulfur agent found in garlic’s essential oils that makes it a potent disinfectant and a good defence for killing germs in the body. Garlic also contains calcium, selenium, zinc and potassium. It helps keep blood clots from forming in the blood vessels, and from having plaque building up in cornorary artieries.
In this book the subject is covered to its full. We try our best to cover every aspect of garlic, its medicinal and industrial use along with home remedies.
Contents
Garlic – The Wonder Food
Garlic – The Magic Herb
Garlic Cultivation
Varieties of Garlic
How to take Garlic
Health Benefits of Garlic
Always helpful Garlic
The Medical Emergency and first aid use of Garlic
Acne Treatment and Garlic
Garlic water and its use
Little known secrets to use Garlic in cooking
Allicin- The most potent Medicinal compound of Garlic
The garlic Antibiotic
Garlic Allergy
How to get rid of Garlic-Breath
Frequently asked questions
Garlic Recipes
Garlic Pills & Capsules
Side effects of Garlic