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It’s my 1st blog post I’m sure you all like it. One of my favorite thing is herbs . Not because of its taste because of its properties too, herbs act in almost magical and astonishing ways -spasms may relax, pains vanish, constipation overcome, nervousness recede, headache, colds be banished, weight loss, obesity etc….. It’s magic is endless.
grandma’s herbal recipes are really good for us nowadays we’re using chemical products which is harming our lifestyles.Botanically, a herb is a plant with a non-Woody stem which withers and dies down after flowering. It common usage, however the term applies to all plants whose leaves, stems, roots ,flowers, fruits, or seeds have culinary or medical uses.
Herbs are used in many different ways. They may be used in various forms like food, medicine, cosmetic or fregnance. Most herbs have little or no harmful side effects ,but herbs are useful and good for us rather than chemical products.
I also used to use Herbs for my skin and hair.Here, I’m going to share about one of most widely used herb that We all have in our kitchen. Garlic
Garlic, is an erect biennial herb of the onion family, normally grown as an annual. It has irregular roots, condensed, flattered stem and narrow, flat leaves . The bulb consists of 6 to 35 Bulblets called cloves, enclosed in a thick whitish, glistening and transparent covering.
Garlic has been highly valued for centuries all over the world for its health_building qualities. Khnoum khoufouf ,the builder of one of the oldest Pyramids,(4500 BC) was among the first to recognise the virtues of garlic, for he decreed that all his workers should take garlic every day to maintain their health and strength.
Hippocrates, the father of medicine (460-357 BC) recommended the use of this herb in infectious disease and particularly prescribed it for intestinal disorder .
Garlic is believed to have originated in central Asia and was known to the Chinese as far back as 3000 BC. It continues to be one of the staple spices of the Chinese diet till today. Egyptians, Greeks and Romans .also used garlic both as a staple food and as a medicine for several ailments. It spread to all parts of the world and is now widely grown in the Mediterranean region, India, Philippines, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil and Mexico. It grows well in cool climates with dry weather.
properties
An analysis of garlic shows it to contain moisture 62.0per cent, protein 6.3 per cent , fat 0.1 per cent minerals 1.0 per cent, fibre 0.8 per cent and carbohydrates 29.8 per cent per 100 grams of edible portion. It’s mineral and vitamin contents are calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin C . It also contains traces of iodine, sulphur and chlorine. Its calorific value is 145.
The bulbs yield an essential oil containing allyl propyl disulphide, diallyl disulphide and other sulphur compounds. They also contains antiseptic and hypotensive, or causing low blood pressure Principles
- Allicin
- Allisatin I
- Allisatin II
Healing power and curative properties
In herbal medicine, garlic has been traditionally used for asthma, deafness, leprosy, bronchial congestion, arteriosclerosis (that is hardening of arteries) fevers, worms and liver and gallbladder trouble.Garlic is good for the heart, a food for hair, a stimulant to appetite, a strength giving food, useful for leucoderma, leprosy, piles, worms, catarrhal disorder, asthma and cough.
- Skin disorder
people who is suffering from skin problems must use garlic.
garlic has been used successfuly for a variety of skin disorder.
- PIMPLES
pimples disappear without a scar when it rubbed with raw garlic several times a day.
- ACNE
very persistent froms of acne in some adults, have been healed with garlic.
- RINGWORM
Garlic rubbed over ringworm gives quick relief. The area is burnt by the strong garlic and later the skin peels off the ringworm is cured.
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external use of garlic Helps to clear the skin spots, pimples and boils. The process is further helps by also taking the garlic internally to purify blood.
Regular course of 3 garlic capsules per day should help to clear minor skin infection quick
2. Blood disorder
The herb is regarded as a rejuvenator. It has been found to help remove toxins, Revitalise the blood, stimulate circulation and promote intestinal flora or colony of bacteria that prevents infection by harmful bacteria.
3. Blood pressure
Garlic is one of the most effective remedies for lowering blood pressure. It has power to ease the spasm of small arteries. It also slows the pulse and modifies the heart rythem,
Besides relieving symptoms of dizziness, shortness of breath and formation of gas within the digestive tract.
Average dosage should be 2to 3 capsules a day to reduce the blood pressure.
4. Heart attack
Garlic helps to break up cholesterol in the blood vessels, there by preventing any hardening of arteries which leads to high blood pressure and heart attack.
If a patient takes garlic after a heart attack, the cholesterol level comes down. Though the earlier damage may not be repaired, the chances of new attacks are Reduced.
5. Rheumatism
In Russia, garlic is used extensively in the treatment of rheumatism and associated diseases. Even in Britain, garlic is recommended for rheumatic afflictions. Recent experiments in Japan tasted a garlic extract on patients with lumbago and arthritis with a large number being benefited without any undesirable side-effects. It’s anti-inflammatory property accounts for its effectiveness in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism.
6. Digestive disorder
Garlic is one of the most beneficial herb for the digestive system. garlic has the ability to destroy harmful bacteria in the intestines without affecting the beneficial organisms which aid digestion. It is good for the lymph and aids elimination of noxious waste matter in the body. It stimulates peristaltis, or movement of the intestines, and the secretion of the digestive juices. It has an antiseptic effect and is an excellent remedy for infectious disease and inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is an excellent worm expeller.
Crushed cloves of garlic may be infused with water or milk and taken for all disorders of digetion
7. Diphtheria
Garlic is considered an excellent remedy for diphtheria. Chewing a clove of garlic cures the infected mucous membrane,
Reduces temperature and provides relief.
About 30 to 60 grams of garlic can be used in this way in three or four hours for the membranes to disappear in a week.
8. Chest disease
Garlic has proven effective in certain disease of the chest.
It is useful treatment of tuberculosis. In Ayurveda, a decoction of garlic boiled in milk is considered a wonderful drug for tuberculosis.
It is a great remedy for pneumonia. It reduces shrinking of breath in pulmonary gangrene.
It has been found effective in reducing the severity of asthmatic attack.
3 cloves of garlic boiled in milk ,can be used every night with excellent results in asthma.
9. Cough and cold
Garlic is a great remedy for cough and cold, it is also good for earache treatment.
syrup of garlic should be taken in doses of 5 drops to a teaspoon, 2 or 3 times a day in treatment .
10. Cancer
I wonder to know that it’s have properties to fight with cancer.
Garlic preparation, including extracts and juices, have been used successfuly against cancer in both animals and human studies. A study report on mice which is injected with cancer cells treated with garlic said that lived for 6 months then who didn’t treated with garlic. In Russian studies, garlic preparation have been found to retard tumour growth. A research found that white blood cells from 6 patients given garlic killed 139 per cent more tumour cells in a lab dish then did cells from those people who didn’t eat garlic.
Other uses
Aphrodisiac Effect
Garlic has a pronounced aphrodisiac effect.
It is a tonic for the loss of sexual power from any cause.
It also treats sexual debility and impotency caused by overindulgence in sex and nervous exhaustion from dissipating habit.
It is said to be especially useful to old man with nervous tension and failing libido.
Food Taste
Garlic is most widely used of the cultivated alliums after onions .
It is used both as a food and seasoning, in the preparation of soups, sauces and pickles.
In Spain and Italy it is used with almost every food.
Garlic juice has a most beneficial effect on the entire system. The ethers in garlic juice are so potent and penetrating, that they help dissolve accumulation of mucus in the sinus cavities, bronchial tubes and the lungs. They help in the expulsion of poisons from body through pores of the skin.
Clinical experiments in recent times have confirmed several ancient benefits about healing value of this herb. The unpleasant odour in garlic is due to its sulphur content. This mineral is contained to a greater degree in its volatile oil, which is remarkable medicine virtues!
Hence, I’m in loved with garlic.. And my mom is used to use garlic for various foods and dishes...
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