Most-used medicinal plants

Garlic belongs to the onion family, and is one of the bestknown and most-used medicinal plants. It has a strong odor, which many people find off-putting, but its healthgiving and preventive properties make it well worth suffering the effects.

USES
• Fresh garlic, eaten daily, can reduce chronic acidity of the stomach.
• Eat crushed garlic for sexual debility.
• May help to reduce attacks of allergic asthma and hay fever.
• Garlic-infused oil can be used as a chest rub for respiratory or digestive ailments, or in the ear to reduce inflammation.
• Fresh garlic, eaten regularly, will reduce the need for antibiotics.
• Garlic syrup can be used to treat bronchitis, lung infections, and digestive disorders.

PROPERTIES
• Cleanses the blood and helps create and maintain healthy bacterial balance (flora) in the gut
• Helps to bring down fever
• Antiseptic
• Antibiotic
• Antifungal
• Tones the heart and circulatory system
• Boosts the immune system
• May help to reduce high blood pressure
• May prevent some cancers, in particular stomach cancer

TIP
The smell of garlic on the breath can be reduced by eating an apple, drinking a little fresh lemon juice, or eating fresh parsley.