GARLIC

Many medical practitioners have been using this pungent, powerful bulb as a preventive for many chronic conditions, digestive as well as respiratory.

Garlic has been found to be effective in killing off pathogenic organisms, thus improving the digestive process -- although most researchers view it as "a basic food that will augment the body's health and protect it in general."

Japanese and Chinese herbal physicians frequently prescribed garlic as a cure for hypertension.

And Indian practitioners, guided by a centuries-old medical manual known as the Charaka-Samhita, suggested garlic to alleviate heart disease and various forms of painful arthritis.

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Here's a short list of other disorders which, studies show, can be eased with regular doses of garlic.

ARTHRITIS: Garlic taken daily helps ease the pain and possibly eliminate the disorder by stimulating the immune system.
ASTHMA: A combination of garlic and honey can help stop an attack if taken right away, say herbal practitioners.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Garlic has proven effective in killing the bacteria responsible for recurrent bladder infections.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Garlic and onions are both packed with allicin, selenium and other nutrients which, studies show, help keep hypertension under control.
CANCER: For many years the National Cancer Institute has been studying how common foods can help safeguard against this killer disease -- and garlic has definitely proved to be a formidable weapon. It is a member of a food group that contains powerful phytochemicals -- compounds researchers believe inhibit cancer growth. The pungent herb may also be effective in preventing the onset of deadly colon cancer, report researchers at the prestigious University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital.
CHOLESTEROL: Heart-damaging LDL cholesterol can be reduced by eating a moderate amount of raw garlic or a couple of garlic pills on a daily basis, studies show.
COLDS: This remedy won't make you popular at parties, but it should nip your cold in the bud: keep a peeled garlic clove in your cheek and bite it every so often to release the juice, which helps kill viruses. Change the clove every couple of hours. In most cases, your cold will be gone within 24 hours. Regular doses in tablet form are also effective.
COUGHS: A syrup made of raw garlic and honey can quell the toughest cough. Mince six cloves of garlic and put them in a jar with a cup of honey, then let it sit for about two hours. When your cough gets bad, take a teaspoon and enjoy the relief. This can also be effective in pill form. Garlic tea is also an effective cough remedy. To make it, add three minced cloves to a cup of just boiled water and let the mixture steep for about ten minutes. Strain out the garlic bits and drink the remaining liquid. But don't throw out the garlic -- you can add them to sup or other dishes at dinnertime.
DROWSINESS: Slice a garlic clove and inhale deeply. This will perk you up almost immediately.
EARACHE: Prick a small hole in a couple of garlic cloves and squeeze the juice into the affected ear. Plug the ear with a piece of cotton and let sit for several hours. Relief should arrive in no time.
FERTILITY: We already know that garlic is believed to be an aphrodisiac and libido stimulant, so couples hoping to start a family are encouraged to consume fresh garlic or garlic pills every day.
FOOD POISONING: Garlic has long been recognized as an effective antidote to many common forms of food poisoning. Just to be on the safe side, always consult your local poison control center should you or anyone in your family show signs of serious food poisoning. Quick action can save lives.
FUNGUS INFECTIONS: Whether its athlete's foot or any other common fungal infection, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You can ward off any kind of fungal infection by adding one or two cloves of fresh garlic to your diet every day.
GINGIVITIS: This disorder is characterized by red, swollen or bleeding gums, and often results from poor dental hygiene. To alleviate the symptoms, take a capsule containing garlic and parsley extract every four hours for three days.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: Daily doses of garlic fed to patients by Prof. F. G. Piotrowski of the University of Geneva produced the first clinical evidence of how amazingly effective garlic is in relieving hypertension and its accompanying symptoms of chest pains and dizziness.
INDIGESTION: Two garlic pills after lunch and dinner immediately banishes indigestion because garlic helps stimulate the secretion of digestive juices.
INSECT STINGS: Place a peeled garlic clove over the sting and wrap it in a bandage: leave it for about two hours.

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gar·lic
Pronunciation: 'gär-lik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English garlek, from Old English gArlEac, from gAr spear + lEac leek
Date: before 12th century
1 : a European bulbous herb (Allium sativum) of the lily family widely cultivated for its pungent compound bulbs much used in cookery; broadly : any plant of the same genus
2 : a bulb of garlic

"You can live to be 100 and enjoy a healthy active life as well by eating plenty of garlic." says Indian researcher Dr. Lai Narain.

His New Delhi Public Health College study of 50 people who lived to be 100 reveals that 98 percent of the oldsters took garlic every day of their lives.

"Individuals who eat garlic regularly are taking a daily preventive that ensures they survive to a healthy old age." Dr. Narain states.

"From my study I conclude that 500 milligrams of garlic - the amount found in one or two cloves, or in a two pill conbination (250 milligrams per pill) - can improve the chances of longevity remarkably."

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