Garlic Cures

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Allicin and the sulfur compounds of garlic are the ingredients primarily responsible for garlic's potency as an antibiotic, anti viral and a fungicide and for its use in treating high blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, for helping to prevent certain types of cancer, as well as its use as an immune stimulant. Allicin is a strong antibiotic agent produced when the alliin and alliinase are merged together, as happens when a fresh garlic clove is crushed or chewed. History of Garlic: Garlic has a long history in folklore as a protector from disease and evil spirits (such as vampires). For these reasons, garlic is not only consumed as a healthy food and medicine but it is also worn to fight various ills. Many native cultures throughout the Caribbean use garlic in religious rituals and divinations. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used garlic in infectious diseases and particularly prescribed it for intestinal disorders. 12th century German mystic Hildegarde von Bingen recommended simmering garlic in water for twenty minutes and drinking the "tea" for bronchial problems like asthma. This treatment is still in use in many cultures. Three cloves of garlic in boiling water is also recommended as a topical cure for athlete's foot. Additionally, garlic was used extensively in the battlefields during World War I (1914-1918) to treat and dress wounds and infections. Being a natural antibiotic and widely available, it was the most effective antiseptic available at the time. The Healing Power of Garlic: Garlic has been used in herbal medicine to treat asthma, deafness, leprosy, bronchial, congestion, hardening of arteries, fevers, worms and liver and gall bladder trouble. Herbal books list it being useful in Leucoderma, leprosy, piles, worms, catarrhal disorders and cough. Additionally, it is reported that garlic is good for the heart, stimulates appetite, and is an energy tonic. Garlic's unpleasant odor is due to its sulphur content. This mineral is contained to a greater degree in its volatile oil, which has remarkable medicinal virtues. Juice of garlic has a most beneficial effect on the entire system as it helps dissolve an accumulation of mucus in the sinus cavities, bronchial tubes and the lungs. It also helps expel poison from body through pores of the skin. ASTHMA Garlic juice taken with hot water twice a day. Three cloves of garlic boiled with milk taken every day at night. 10 drops of garlic juice with 2 teaspoon of honey cures asthma. It can be administered at the time of attack also. FATIGUE, BODY ACHES, LOSS OF APPETITE FROM THE FLU Ray, from New York City writes us, "Wake up the dead juice: When I was younger I used to get a lot of fatigue, loss of appetite, and body aches as a result from a cold. It would be those types of colds that just basically gave you those symptoms. It would have none or very little fever, coughs, stuffiness and sneezing. So I used to say to myself I would go to school if I had the energy. Thats when I started drinking "Wake Up the Dead" juice. There are a few ways to make this. You can either boil some water and add sliced onions to it. Or boil water and add chopped garlics to it. I usually mix both onion and garlic to the hot water. I leave the chunks inside. You can remove them if you wish. Drink that water as hot as you can take it. Another way people do it is by mixing about 2 cups of cold water and 1 chopped onion and/or some garlic chunks all in a blender. They can either drink it hot or cold. But drinking it hot is better. It is extremely important that you drink this as soon as you get up on an empty stomach. One cup is fine and 2 is better. The more onions and garlic you put in it the better it is. It tastes very disgusting but it will give you one hell of a boost. It will last anywhere from 3 to 6 hours. Then you have to drink it again. You should only drink it twice a day." HEART PROBLEMS As diluting agent for blood, regular eating of garlic and also having milk with garlic boiled in it controls assimilation of cholesterol. Chewing 4 or 5 cloves of garlic given at the time of heart attack prevents heart failure, till medical aid is procured. Waheed, from Ibada writes, "I used it (garlic) for heart disease and it work like magic." PERSISTENT COUGH (see below for Garlic Soup recipe)8 to 10 of garlic juice mixed with 2 TBLS of honey four times a day cures a persistent cough. HERPES Bobby, from Houston, TX writes us, "crushed garlic (it burns) on an outbreak works! You won't believe the results and how fast the ulcer heals." HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Taking garlic juice with fresh water regularly reduces high blood pressure (hypertension). BLOOD DISORDERS: Garlic has been found to help remove toxins, revitalize the blood, stimulate circulation and promote intestinal flora. SEXUAL DISORDERS: Garlic is said to be a tonic for impotence. It also treats sexual debility caused by over indulgence in sex and nervous exhaustion from dissipating habit. It is said to be especially useful in older men. WEIGHT LOSS: Mayra, from Jersey City, NJ writes us, "I used garlic for weight loss. It is excellent and burns fat." SUMMARY � Garlic is a gastric stimulant & helps with digestion. � It acts as an anti flatulent, carminative and diaphoretic. � It stimulates the kidneys and is diuretic in nature. � It is a tonic, giving strength & vitality � It is an expectorant having a special effect on the bronchial and pulmonary secretions � It is beneficial for eyes & brain. � It helps to heal fractured bones (also see comfrey poultices) � It is a great antiseptic. � It has allicin, which has the property to destroy germs which are not killed by penicillin. As such, it is a very powerful germicidal. � It rehabilitates sexual malfunctions. � It improves functional activity of heavy smokers. � Half a raw garlic clove a day can increase body activity to dissolve blood clots, thereby preventing heart attacks and strokes. � A couple of raw garlic cloves daily can bring blood cholesterol levels down in heart patients. Garlic Tea for Coughs Marco, a well known soux chef in Santa Monica, California, gave us this simple soup recipe for nagging coughs. This is an old Mexican recipe from Marco's mother that aided him and his siblings' flu/cold recovery process. Recipe: Cut a garlic cube into quarters and add to two 2 quarts of H2O. Boil on low flame for at least one hour. Strain and sip slowly. Believe or not, this warm garlic soup has a very pleasant taste! Caveats: The good news is that garlic kills off bacteria in the body. The bad news is that it also kills off the friendly bacteria. Thus - women especially - make sure you take acidophilus after consuming garlic soup, otherwise a yeast infection (aka candida) may ensue. One reader cured her nagging cough but got a yeast infection within 24 hours of drinking garlic soup. She recommends taking a lot of acidophilus! A reader from Alabama writes: "I had a nagging cough for a long, long time. I drank the Garlic Tea and within two days I had stopped coughing almost altogether. I have given this remedy to a lot of my friends. Thank you so much. It really works!!" Yakal from the Philippines writes, "The tea was great. It helped me from my misery. It helped me solve my problems. It also helped my friends, Charmelle and Zandro. Also try putting SUGAR. Thank you very much!" 1 reader has NOT found success using garlic for an upset stomach! Amanda, from Atlanta, GA writes, "I tried roasted Garlic to soothe a nauseous, upset stomach. The results were not good! Please do not roast garlic as a digestive aid, it does not work!"