IMPORTANCE OF GARLIC TO HUMAN BODY!
What is Garlic?
Garlic,
Latin name Allium sativum, belongs to the onion family Alliaceae including
shallots, and leek. Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both
medicinal and culinary purposes. The garlic bulb is divided into sections
called cloves.
Elephant garlic or
Russian garlic is a variant of the species leek and not considered a true
garlic. It has a tall, solid, flowering stalk and broad, flat leaves much like
those of the leek, but forms a bulb consisting of very large, garlic like
cloves.
Is Garlic Good for You?
Garlic is one of the
most valuable and versatile foods on the planet. Garlic belongs to the Allium
family of vegetables which also includes onions, chives, shallots and leeks.
Today garlic is a widely
recognized health enhancing supplement. Garlic promotes the well-being of the
heart and immune systems with antioxidant properties and helps maintain healthy
blood circulation. One of garlic's most potent health benefits includes the
ability to enhance the body's immune cell activity.
The active component in
garlic is the sulfur compound called allicin. Allicin is the chemical produced
when garlic is chopped, chewed, or bruised. Allicin is quite powerful as an
antibiotic and a potent agent that helps the body to inhibit the ability of
germs to grow and reproduce. In fact, it's said that 1 milligram of allicin has
a potency of 15 standard units of penicillin.
There are now over 12
studies published around the world that confirm that garlic can reduce cholesterol.
Recently researchers in
Oxford and America have published some summaries of all the good data on
garlic. Garlic is known to stimulate T-lymphocyte and macrophage action,
promote interleukin-1 levels, and support natural killer cells. Strong activity
of these key cells promotes healthy immune system. function, and strengthens the body's defenses.
Garlic Facts
Garlic has germanium in
it. Germanium is an anti-cancer agent, and garlic has more of it than any other
herb. In lab tests, mice fed garlic showed no cancer development, whereas mice
that weren't fed garlic showed at least some. In fact, garlic has been shown to
retard tumor growth in human subjects in some parts of the world.
History of Garlic
Garlic
was rare in traditional English cuisine (though it is said to have been grown
in England before 1548), and has been a much more common ingredient in
Mediterranean Europe.
Garlic is also a
strong antibiotic because it contain Allicin.
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