Eating Raw Garlic Benefits
Garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum), A plant that is grown in all regions of the world, is one of the oldest plants known throughout the ages. It has been known in many ancient civilizations for its preventive and curative qualities. Used in ancient Arabic, Indian and Chinese medicine to treat many diseases.
Garlic features are derived from an underground bulb; this bulb consists of a number of discrete lobules separated from the middle, and was considered by the Greek physician Galenos to be a general antidote to all diseases.
The garlic is composed mainly of compounds containing sulfur and amino acid S - allele of cysteine, and contains garlic, non - mashed Alilin, which turns into Allycin when crushed and the interaction of Allyn with Aleniz enzyme, and gives Allysin smell of distinctive garlic, and then produces Alicin many other compounds.
Garlic Benefits
- Lower cholesterol and blood pressure: This is the most common use of garlic, where many studies found that eating garlic reduces the level of total cholesterol in the blood, and the level of bad cholesterol (LDL), in addition to many studies proved that eating Garlic regularly contributes to lowering blood pressure, by affecting the relaxation of vascular muscles through raising the production of nitrite oxide that expands and relaxes the blood vessels.
- Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases: It fights atherosclerosis and the accumulation of clots. As mentioned in the previous point, the effect of garlic in reducing blood pressure and cholesterol in addition to its effect in reducing triglyceride contributes to its protective and therapeutic effects in Heart and Arteries diseases.
- Anti-Infectious Diseases: Garlic has been used for centuries to treat many infectious diseases, which include many types of bacteria, viruses and fungi. In recent research, garlic has been found to be effective in fighting many bacteria. Allicin resists bacterial enzymes, Many studies showed the that garlic fights against protozoa, and therefore used as a treatment for the parasitic disease that affects the digestive system.
- Prevention and treatment of cancer: Research has found that garlic contains many compounds fighting cancer, especially materials prepared with oil extracts such as (Diyala) which have an effective role in fighting breast cancer cells.
- Eliminate the free radicals that contribute to the formation of cancer cells, and it also prevents the proliferation and growth of cells, and inhibit the growth of blood vessels in cancer. It has been found that the growth rate of cancer cells decreases using garlic, and the National Institute of America concluded that garlic is the highest food containment of cancer fighting materials.
In animal experiments, the effect of garlic and its components was found to prevent the development of cancer cells in chemically induced tumors in liver cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, lactobacilli, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer and stomach cancer. Garlic raises the ability of the immune system to fight cancer cells.
- Garlic and diabetes: Several studies showed the effect of garlic in lowering the level of glucose in the blood, and also found an effect in lowering cholesterol and blood lipids in experimental animals with diabetes.
- Garlic and baldness: There is some scientific evidence garlic benefits in improving hair growth by using it as a topical preparation; it helps in the fight against Alopecia.
- Garlic and skin fungus: Some people use garlic oil on the skin to treat fungal infections.
- Anti-aging: Garlic has a stabilized role as an antioxidant that protects cells and fights their early aging
- Weight loss: Some studies suggest the effect of garlic in fighting obesity and overweight problems.
Negative effects of garlic and its interaction with drugs
In general, eating garlic in medium quantities is safe and does not result in toxicity or negative effects, but there are some cases that result in negative effects in the case of therapeutic amounts or garlic extract pills.
- Eating five or more cloves of garlic a day may cause heartburn or a feeling of bloating, and may cause allergies, rashes and other symptoms of the digestive system.
- Because of garlic effect on the reduction of thrombosis, care should be taken when taking aspirin or anticoagulants such as Warfarin and others, or when using other dietary supplements that help in the healing of blood, such as: ginkgo biloba herb or omega-3 fatty acids.
- Because of garlic effect on lowering cholesterol, blood pressure and blood lipids, care should be taken when taking medication for people who take medications that reduce blood pressure or cholesterol.
- Do not take garlic in therapeutic quantities before consulting your doctor.
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