Other Garlic Health Facts
The amazing health benefits of fresh garlic
Much has been written about the amazing health benefits of garlic. Below are some facts and findings that may help you put garlic to even better use
- Raw, freshly minced garlic has the most health benefits. If you cannot stand the smell and must cook it, you need at least four and a half cloves to get the same effect.
- Garlic can actually cure your rose plants from aphid attacks. Simply mix crushed garlic with water and spritz the leaves and flowers with the spray.
- Drinking lemon juice or eating a few slices of lemon will stop bad garlic breath.
- The flavor of garlic is most intense just after it has been minced.
- Garlic applied on wounds may heal them faster. During World War I, this healing quality of garlic was harnessed intensively by soldiers in the British army.
- A crushed clove of raw garlic, gently rubbed on skin, might help zap that pesky pimple. The secret: a powerful compound called allicin, which makes garlic among the most antioxidant-rich foods on earth.
- Sprouted garlic loses some of its health benefits, but can still be used and will continue to add wonderful flavour to your dishes.
- A Pennsylvania University research found that a compound called Diallyl disulfide in garlic could shrink bowel cancer cells. A Washington State University study conclusively proved that this compound is 100 times more effective than other antibiotics in easing bacteria-borne digestive ailments.
- What’s the ideal dosage of garlic for you to derive all its amazing health benefits? The University of Maryland Medical Centre, recommends daily 2 to 4grams of fresh, minced garlic clove; 600 to 1,200 mg daily if using aged garlic extract; two 200 mg tablets three times a day if using freeze-dried garlic; 4 ml daily of fluid garlic extract or 0.03 to 0.12 ml three times daily if using garlic oil.
- Not all is good about garlic and it is certainly not for everyone. Those on blood-thinning medication should only ingest garlic on a regular basis under medical guidance as it may inhibit the clotting of blood.
