Garlic - a general description
Garlic - perennial plant, the height of which often reaches 0.5 meters. The stem is erect, the leaves are flat, thin, the bulb consists of cloves covered with a film with a purple hue, flowers are gray, collected in umbrellas. Garlic can always be distinguished from other plants due to its strong specific smell.
The flowering period of garlic is from July to August.
Garlic - types and places of growth
The largest amount of garlic is used on the territory of Southeast Asia, it is this area that is considered the birthplace of useful plants. Garlic is quite common in the wild, but at the same time, it has long been cultivated and planted in almost every garden, as well as on special plantations of agricultural enterprises and farmers. Garlic is cultivated in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, the Far East and Kazakhstan.
Garlic - medicinal properties
For many centuries, garlic has been used as a medicine; it helped with depression and nervous disorders, tonsillitis, insomnia, stomach cramps, physical exhaustion, atherosclerosis, diseases of the cardiovascular system, the need to improve blood circulation and tuberculosis.
A garlic-based drug removes toxins from the body after severe food poisoning. Modern oncologists are convinced that the substances contained in garlic can slow down the development of cancerous tumors, it is important to use garlic in prostate cancer.
Garlic is used for preventive purposes: the use of several cloves of garlic in 2-3 days is an excellent prevention of cancer.
Garlic is a wonderful antibiotic, it kills a large number of harmful bacteria, allows the body to function normally. During terrible epidemics, typhoid, cholera and malaria were treated with garlic. Nowadays, with the help of garlic, they get rid of warts, swelling, corns, worms, treat purulent wounds.
Garlic - dosage forms
As a medicine, garlic cloves are used. The bulbs in which they are collected are dug up in August, leaving to dry on the field or tied in bundles and suspended in the attic. Dried garlic is stored in a dry room at a temperature of 3-4 degrees.
Garlic Recipes
Garlic for bronchitis and whooping cough
Traditional healers for such diseases use garlic juice: crush a small head of garlic in a mortar (you can finely chop and grind), add 5 teaspoons of sugar and water, boil for 5 minutes, strain, take the medicine several times a day, 1 teaspoon .
Garlic for tonsillitis and colds
Grind 6-7 cloves of garlic, add 1 tablespoon of natural liquid honey, carefully rub the medicine, take it 1 teaspoon after eating 5 times a day.
Garlic for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
Grate 10 cloves of garlic, put in a glass bowl, fill with 500 grams of vodka, let it brew for 14 days in a dark place, strain, take 30 drops pre-mixed with 1 tablespoon of water or milk.
Garlic for atherosclerosis and chronic fatigue
Pass 1 lemon through a meat grinder, do the same with 6 slices of fresh garlic, mix the gruel, add 1 tablespoon of honey, take the medicine 1 tablespoon after a meal.
Garlic - contraindications
Taking garlic-based medicines is not recommended for diseases of the liver, kidneys, epilepsy, and pregnancy. Overdose can lead to serious irritation of the intestinal mucosa and stomach.
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