Common garlic (Allium sativum L.)- a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant of the lily family with flat linear leaves with small flowers collected in umbrellas. The healing properties of this plant were known even to the Sumerians, who around 2300 BC. began to be used to relieve fever, treat tumors and poisoning. The ancient Egyptians widely used it to prevent and treat infectious diseases in slaves employed in the construction of the pyramids. Legionnaires and gladiators of Ancient Rome actively used it to increase their strength in military campaigns and gladiatorial battles, and Claudius Galen, using garlic in his balm, achieved full recovery of wounded gladiators.

Avicenna considered it a remedy for all diseases. Western medicine has also drawn attention to the medicinal properties of garlic. But a truly scientific study of the healing properties of garlic began only in the 70s of our century.

The name of garlic reflects all the taste properties: "burning", spicy. The characteristic pungent taste and strong odor due to the essential oil determine the nutritional use of garlic. In addition to the essential oil, consisting of sulfur compounds, garlic contains nitrogenous substances, alliin glycoside, phytosterols, metal salts, vitamins C (10 mg%), B, B, PP, E, A, many trace elements, of which are extremely important for the body zinc, selenium, germanium. Moreover, the most powerful components in their effect were found not in fresh, but in cold-aged garlic.

Healing properties garlic have been known to man since ancient times. They tried to treat all known ailments with garlic - and it must be said that in a fairly large percentage of cases this brought a certain result.

For example, if you do not have a completely healthy heart, any doctor will certainly prescribe you preparations containing potassium, among other medicines, vitamin-mineral complexes for vascular disorders, calcium is recommended for colds, and iron for anemia.

It is enough to return to the previous section to see: all these substances are contained in garlic.

But you should start with something else: garlic is the strongest disinfectant that affects viruses, carriers of diseases, no matter how it enters the body. Moreover, the disinfecting effect of sulfides (sulfur compounds) is enhanced by the presence of allicin in garlic, which, as mentioned earlier, can be considered as a fairly strong antibiotic.

Among other types of beneficial effects of garlic on the human body, the following should be mentioned in the first place:

• garlic improves blood circulation,
• stimulates the heart
• removes sludge
• improves general tone,
• contributes to the maintenance of performance.

At the same time, garlic has a positive effect on the composition of the blood and the condition of blood vessels, saturates with vitamins and salts of rare metals, that is, the action is complex.

Special mention should be made of the benefits that the regular use of garlic gives in food for severe and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system.

At the end of the last century, the University of Pennsylvania (USA) issued a special bulletin, which is entitled: "Garlic reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease." Studies conducted by American scientists have shown that garlic lowers blood cholesterol. Recall that cholesterol plaques in atherosclerosis are the main reason that the lumen of the vessels narrows and serious circulatory disorders occur, which can ultimately lead to such serious diseases as myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.

Folk healers have long known about the "anti-cholesterol" effect of garlic, but now scientific medicine, based on experimental data, claims: yes, thanks to the regular use of fresh garlic or preparations based on it, the level of blood cholesterol in some cases decreases by 12-16%.

However, the benefits of garlic do not end there. One of the most important uses of garlic - both in everyday life, and in folk, and in clinical medicine - is its powerful preventive effect.

Probably everyone knows that during an epidemic outbreak of influenza or SARS, increased consumption of garlic can protect you from infection - volatile viruses, having met with garlic phytoncides, die on the fly.

However, not everyone knows that garlic can prevent such “diseases of the century” as permanent stress or chronic fatigue syndrome.

A distinctive feature of garlic is the ability of the elements of its chemical composition to quickly combine with organic substances, which provides a high preventive effect.

One should not forget that the amount of compounds formed by garlic directly depends on the state of the plant itself: an untouched, whole head is practically neutral, but after mechanical processing (for example, pureed, crushed or simply chopped garlic not only contains the already mentioned useful substances (minerals , organic acids, pectins, vitamins), but many compounds are sharply activated in it - sulfur and others, therefore, in most recipes it is indicated that it is desirable to prepare fresh preparations from garlic before each use.

First of all, it should be noted that for centuries the tested and simplest remedy is to simply eat half the average size of a head of garlic once a day.

• 250 g of minced garlic per 0.5 l of 70% alcohol. Insist in a warm place for two weeks. Take 20 drops (in milk or water) three times a day.
• Cut 1 kg of garlic, pour a liter of boiled water, close with a nylon lid, leave for 30 days and take a tablespoon for 0.5 cups of milk half an hour before meals with outbreaks of colds, in autumn and spring. The tincture also cleanses the body of lime deposits, improves eyesight, prevents sclerosis, angina pectoris, heart attack, stroke, prevents the formation of tumors, and rejuvenates the body as a whole.
• Leave the crushed head of garlic overnight in a glass of curdled milk. Means to drink in small portions throughout the next day.
• Grate 2-3 heads of garlic and the same amount of lemons on a fine grater, pour one liter of boiled water and leave for two days. 1/2 st. l. infusion dilute U 2 tbsp. water, taken three times a day, before meals. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of garlic lower blood pressure, increase the strength of heart contractions.
• Mix equal amounts of chopped garlic and honey (based on 2-3 weeks of intake). Take a teaspoon twice a day (morning and evening), half an hour before meals.
• Chop 200 g of garlic, pour 0.5 l of vodka and insist in a dark place for at least two weeks. After this period - strain and add the juice of 5-6 lemons. Take a tablespoon in half a glass of boiled water three times a day before meals.

Ways to use

By technological processing of garlic, the sulfur-containing compound ajoene was isolated. It has a strong anticoagulant effect, inhibits the growth of pathogenic fungi. Numerous studies confirm the anticancer activity of ajoene in tumors of the stomach and bladder. It is now known that garlic contains more than 100 sulfur-containing components with special healing properties.

Another sulfur-containing compound in garlic, S-allyl-cysteine, lowers blood cholesterol, especially triglycerides, which play a major role in the development of atherosclerosis. Japanese scientists have developed a garlic compound that has a protective effect against liver damage.

Preparations from garlic have become indispensable for diseases of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular accident and others.

For obese, lethargic people suffering from shortness of breath: mix 400 g of crushed garlic with the juice of 2-4 lemons, pour into a jar with a wide mouth, tie with gauze and leave for 2-4 days. Take 1 time before bedtime 1 teaspoon of the mixture with 1/2 cup of water. Shake well before use. After 10-14 days, fatigue will disappear, a good dream will appear.

One of the most effective properties of garlic is its antibacterial action. There is an opinion that during the period of catarrhal epidemics, it is enough to put a necklace of garlic cloves around the child’s neck, and it will protect against pathogenic viruses and bacteria.

Garlic syrup is prepared for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, hoarseness, sore throat.

Pass 10-12 heads of garlic through a meat grinder. Fill the jar with thin layers of the resulting mass and layers of sugar, laid out alternately. Hold on for two days. Strain through a cloth. Take as you would any cough syrup.

Put a few heads of minced garlic in a clean glass jar and pour liquid honey at room temperature. Insist for a day. Take for sore throats, bronchitis, cough every half an hour to an hour for a teaspoon.

Cold sandwiches. Pour boiling water over two lemons, grate. In the resulting mass, add the head of garlic, also rubbed. Stir, add 200 g of butter, which, when softened, would be good to beat with a mixer. It is also good to serve tea brewed on herbs with such sandwiches.

For the prevention of flu and colds, garlic drops instilled into the nose will help. Grind some garlic, squeeze out the juice, add 10 parts of water, the drops are ready.

From colds, bronchitis and pneumonia will help garlic plaster. Grind 5-8 cloves of garlic to a paste. Lay out a layer on a sheet of loose (blotter paper, napkin) paper and attach the patch with the paper side to the chest, cover with a thicker cloth on top, and then with napkins. Keep no more than 20 minutes.

Or you can just sniff. In a small vial (it is possible from under the medicines), the main thing is that the neck is not wide, finely chopped garlic is placed, closed with a lid. Do 10-15 breaths and exhalations. Then a break.

Garlic is effective for intestinal disorders. Garlic has excellent choleretic properties, the drug allohol, which includes garlic, is widely used. Japanese scientists testify to the ability of garlic to remove various toxic substances from the body through the intestines, in particular salts of heavy metals - lead, mercury, cadmium and other harmful substances.

Prepare a mixture of 1 liter of honey, juice of 10 lemons and 10 heads of grated garlic. Leave for a week in a closed jar. Take 4 teaspoons once a day, but not immediately, but slowly, slowly, one spoon after another. Don't skip days. This amount is enough for 2 months.

Garlic is also effective for less serious problems. Garlic boiled with milk accelerates the ripening of boils and softens painful calluses. Warts, lichen, eczema, and other skin diseases are treated with fresh gruel or garlic juice.

With dry corns and warts, you need to apply chopped raw garlic at night, covering it with sterile gauze or a cotton glove and fixing it all with a band-aid.

For fungal infections, try a hot garlic compress. Mix 3-6 cloves of minced garlic with 0.5 liters of hot water, then add another 0.5 liters of boiling water. Let the mixture cool so that it does not burn, soak a cloth in it and apply it to the affected area of ​​​​the skin. Keep the compress moist and hot by pouring the hot garlic mixture over it. For each subsequent compress, a fresh mixture should be prepared.

To strengthen the hair, the juice is rubbed into the skin.

Garlic can replace iodine for small cuts. The ancient Greeks considered garlic an indispensable remedy for the bite of poisonous snakes. The Slavs in the ancient and Middle Ages also used it for snake venom, so they called garlic "snake grass". In cooking, garlic is added to salads, borscht, and sauces are prepared. Eaten fresh, pickled or salted.

We suggest cooking garlic caviar. To do this, crush 1 head of garlic with salt, add 1/2 cup of walnut kernels and crush again; soak a slice of white bread in water, squeeze, mix with garlic and nuts. Beat the resulting mass with a wooden spoon until puree is formed, adding 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add lemon juice, vinegar to the puree, place on a plate and garnish with olives.

How to store garlic?

Pickled garlic. Put the heads of garlic in cold water for three days, changing it 2-3 times a day. Then divide the garlic into cloves, rinse and put in sterilized jars. In each jar, drop 1 bay leaf and 5 peas of allspice (or cloves). Prepare the marinade: for 0.5 l of water - 3 tbsp. spoons of granulated sugar and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt, boil. Add to each jar 3 tbsp. tablespoons of vinegar, immediately pour boiling marinade and close the lids. Keep refrigerated.

Peel the garlic, pass through a meat grinder, put in a glass jar and pour vegetable oil. Such garlic seasoning can be stored for 2-3 years. Close the top with a plastic lid.

In autumn, dry the garlic well, put the heads in a saucepan or in glass jars.

Fill the pot to the top with dry salt. Top tie with a cotton cloth, but in any case not a lid. The salt needs to "breathe". You can put the container in any place. You can fall asleep not with salt, but with millet - garlic is also well preserved all winter and does not dry out.

An excellent marinade or seasoning is obtained from the arrows of garlic. It is necessary to break them off not overripe, so that they are not tough.

garlic treatment

For therapeutic purposes, freshly picked garlic should be used, since the antibacterial effect of garlic stored in the refrigerator for four months is reduced by about half compared to freshly picked garlic.

Garlic stored at room temperature completely loses its volatile properties after eight months.

In folk medicine, for therapeutic purposes, decoctions and infusions are prepared from garlic leaves, and garlic bulbs are taken fresh, boiled, steamed, baked, stewed, fried and burnt. But the most commonly used tincture of peeled bulbs.

Recipe for classic garlic tincture

Required: 40 g of mashed garlic, 100 g of alcohol or vodka, a little mint for smell. Place the mashed garlic in a glass vessel, pour alcohol or vodka, close the lid tightly and leave for at least 10 days in a dark place. The taste and smell of this tincture will become more pleasant if you add a little mint to it. It is recommended to take tincture 10 drops 2-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Garlic inhalation

Crushed garlic aerosol inhalations are effective in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and in combination with vitamin A they are used to improve the functional state of the bronchial mucosa in occupational dust bronchitis.

Studies conducted by domestic scientists in the middle of the last century made it possible to establish that volatile garlic phytoncides kill staphylococci, streptococci, typhoid bacteria, dysentery bacillus, putrefactive bacteria and many other pathogenic microorganisms in the first minutes of experiments. Already a 15-minute exposure to an aqueous extract of garlic weakens the tubercle bacillus, and after 30 minutes it dies or undergoes drastic changes.

A pronounced positive effect of inhalation procedures for chronic tonsillitis is described: they are carried out with fresh garlic juice diluted with distilled water in a ratio of 1:10 or 1:50.

Recipes for garlic inhalations

For individual inhalation, you should prepare a clean, dry teapot, a small head of garlic and a piece of medical bandage. Grind the garlic and spread the resulting mass over the surface of the bandage. Put the bandage in the kettle, close the lid. Take the spout of the teapot in your mouth and, pinching your nostrils with your fingers, slowly inhale the garlic smell. Then, unclenching your fingers, exhale calmly. Duration of inhalations - from 2 to 10 minutes, repeat 2-4 times a day. With each subsequent inhalation, a fresh mass should be made and a clean bandage should be taken.

Garlic inhalations can also be done in combination with other herbs.

Take 3 tbsp. spoons of dry chamomile, 3 tbsp. tablespoons dry mint, 3 tbsp. tablespoons of dry oregano, 1 head of garlic, 1 liter of water. Boil water, in a separate bowl, mix and crush chamomile, mint and oregano. Pour boiling water over the mixture. Peel and crush the garlic. Put the garlic gruel in the decoction immediately before inhalation. Cover your head with a towel and breathe over the decoction for 10 minutes.

garlic oil

In folk medicine, there are various methods for preparing dosage forms from garlic. Consider the method of making garlic butter.

This type of oil has a characteristic pungent aroma. Natural essential oil is obtained from the bulbs and garlic greens Allium sativum by steam distillation. It has a strong antimicrobial, moderate hypotensive and diuretic effect, lowers cholesterol levels. It is recommended to use for hypertension, edema, various intestinal infections and helminthic invasions, tonsillitis, flatulence, insomnia.

Garlic oil can be prepared at home or you can buy a ready-made pharmacy preparation.

homemade garlic oil

To obtain garlic oil, grind the head of garlic, place in a jar and pour an equal volume of vegetable oil. After a day, pour the juice of one lemon into the oil infusion and stir. Insist 7 days in a dark cool place. Strain. Garlic oil should be taken half a teaspoon diluted in milk 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals to strengthen blood vessels and purify the blood. The course is not more than 1 month, in a month you can repeat.

Pharmaceutical garlic oil

Inside take one drop with bread crumb during meals with helminthic infestations; 3-4 drops per glass of milk or any vegetable juice to prevent flu and improve immunity.

For massage, add 10 ml of base oil (olive, peach, sea buckthorn) to 5 drops of garlic oil and use for muscle strain, muscle and joint pain.

It has been proven that garlic has a good effect in the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract of an infectious nature, tuberculosis, and influenza. Therefore, the diet must be strengthened with plenty of garlic. You should also boil a head of garlic with 10 g of beans and take it during the day in two doses.

Flu Prevention

When everyone around you is sneezing, and you have not yet felt the signs of a cold, hurry up with prevention. If you are not happy with the prospect of smelling garlic aroma, it is better not to eat this medicine, but just sniff it.

Grind a couple of cloves of garlic, put in a glass, and cover its top with one layer of a napkin. Going to bed, take this inhaler to bed and sniff it for about 10 minutes. And at night put a glass near the pillow: while you sleep, garlic guards your health.

For flu and sore throat

With flu and sore throat, inhaling the smell of freshly prepared garlic slurry has a good effect.

An infusion of garlic (2-3 crushed cloves, infused for 40-60 minutes in a glass of boiling water) is instilled into the nose, used to gargle.

Chewing a garlic clove for 2-3 minutes kills mouth and throat microorganisms.

Peel 5 cloves, finely grind, dilute with 1 glass of sour milk. Insist 30 minutes. Take 1 teaspoon warm several times a day.

When coughing with sputum to improve its excretion, as well as a general tonic for pneumonia, bronchitis, catarrhs ​​for 1 glass of milk - 1 teaspoon of garlic juice, you can use sour milk or whey (one-day), warm, but not hot. Drink in two doses.

When coughing, the head of garlic is rubbed into 100 g of oil or fat and rubbed into the soles of the feet 1 time per day at night.

Rubbing for colds

Required: a little goose fat, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry mustard powder, 3-4 cloves of garlic, a few drops of mint decoction for smell. Mix goose fat, mustard powder, grated peeled garlic. Drop a few drops of mint decoction. Rub this mixture on your neck and chest, and if necessary, on your upper back. Tie off with a woolen scarf or shawl.

For colds, crushed garlic is mixed with pork fat in a ratio of 1: 2 and rubbed into the skin of the chest, neck, back, and painful areas of the body.

The following method also helps well with a cold.

Required: 2 tbsp. spoons of mustard powder, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of water. Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater to give juice. Mix with mustard powder and water. This mass should be lubricated with the feet. Then put on wool socks. This procedure is done at night. In the morning, socks should be removed and the dried solution washed off with warm water.

Anthelmintics

Garlic is used as an antihelminthic (against pinworms) remedy in pediatrics. At the same time, an enema is made from a warm decoction of garlic (1 part of garlic and 50 parts of water), sometimes a slurry of garlic in milk is injected into the rectum.

Grind 5 cloves of garlic and boil in a glass of milk. Cool, insist and drink 1 teaspoon 4-5 times a day on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 7 days. Or conduct a course of therapeutic enemas with pinworms with the same infusion once a day at night. The course of treatment - 4-5 procedures.

Freshly prepared garlic juice is taken 10-15 drops with warm boiled milk 2-3 times a day on an empty stomach.

Boil 10 cloves of garlic with 250 g of potatoes and take during the day.

Enemas from a decoction of garlic and wormwood (1 head of garlic per 1-1.5 cups of wormwood infusion) are used to expel pinworms.

To expel pinworms: pour 10 g of peeled and crushed slices into 1/2 cup of boiling water, fresh milk or whey, cool and strain. Enough for two microclysters, which are placed at night.

Garlic is an excellent remedy for tapeworms. Take one clove of garlic, one raw egg (yolk), two tablespoons of millet, one medium herring. All components are ground in a meat grinder, mixed with yolk, milk is added until a liquid mixture is obtained. Eat in the morning on an empty stomach in several doses.

Toothache

Based on the data of traditional medicine, garlic is widely used in dentistry, in particular in the treatment of cracked lips, stomatitis, pulpitis, chronic periodontitis and complications associated with tooth extraction.

The experience of Russian folk medicine in the use of garlic against toothache and gumboils is interesting.

Garlic is rubbed on the wrist of the back of the hand, opposite the side of the diseased tooth, then a cotton cloth with finely chopped garlic is placed on the wrist and tightly bandaged to the hand until the toothache disappears, but not more than 30 minutes.

With atherosclerosis

Fill a third of a liter bottle with chopped garlic and pour vodka up to the neck. Insist in a dark place for 14 days, shaking daily. Take 5 drops 3 times a day before meals with 1 teaspoon of water. This tool also cleanses the circulatory system and stomach, reduces pressure.

With shortness of breath, pain in the heart

Grind 5 heads of garlic and 5 lemons, then mix everything with 0.5 l of honey. Infuse for a week and take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 2 months.

For diseases of the heart, lungs

Grind 5 cloves of garlic with fine salt and mix with 100 g of butter. Take with bread or mashed potatoes as a general tonic.

For angina pectoris with shortness of breath

It is recommended to take garlic with honey: 1 kg of honey, 10 lemons, 5 heads (not cloves) of garlic. Squeeze juice from lemons, peel garlic, grate. Mix everything and leave closed in a cool place for 7 days. Take 4 teaspoons 1 time per day, with 1 minute breaks between taking each spoon.

Immunity Boost

Garlic contains over four hundred different beneficial components, including many antioxidants, which have a number of positive medicinal properties. Garlic reduces cholesterol levels, thins the blood, lowers blood pressure, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Garlic counteracts aging and clogging of not only the main, but also peripheral arteries. The therapeutic effect can be achieved with a daily intake of two or three heads of garlic.

Garlic thins the blood and is a natural antibiotic. It is very important that garlic strengthens the immune system very well, thereby increasing the body's ability to withstand harmful environmental influences. Garlic kills a wide variety of bacteria.

Garlic is added to many medical preparations. Preparations prepared on the basis of garlic effectively destroy malignant formations of cancer cells. It should be remembered that the long-term use of garlic-based drugs suppresses the intestinal microflora, which causes irritation.

For gout

Pour 40 g of chopped garlic with 100 ml of vodka and insist in a closed vessel for 14 days. To improve the taste, you can add 3-5 drops of mint oil. Take 10 drops 2 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Attention!

With epilepsy and pregnant women, this tincture is contraindicated!

For kidney and bladder stones

11 g of garlic are rubbed on a fine grater, transferred to a glass dish, poured with 100 g of vodka, tightly closed and infused in a dark place for a week. Then filter the tincture and drink 20-30 drops per glass of water, after meals three times a day. Before starting treatment, you should consult your doctor.

With anemia

300 g of garlic, peel, chop, transfer to a two-liter jar, pour 1 liter of alcohol and leave for 3 weeks. Take 3 times a day, 20 drops of tincture in half a glass of milk.

With prostatitis, impotence

1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry garlic leaves or 5 finely chopped garlic cloves pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, insist overnight and take 1/4 cup 2 times a day on an empty stomach.

General tonic

Put 300 g of garlic in a bottle (wash and peel) and pour in alcohol. Infuse for 3 weeks and take 20 drops daily in 1/2 cup of sour milk or whey.

With age-related hearing loss

Daily instilled in each ear for 15-20 days 1-2 drops of a mixture of garlic juice and olive oil (in a ratio of 1:3).

Outdoor use

Externally, garlic is used to treat infected wounds, leg ulcers, to remove warts and calluses, as an antifungal agent for mycosis. Garlic has a good preventive effect with a tendency to suppuration of the skin.

During the First World War, based on the experience of traditional medicine, garlic juice diluted in water (1: 4) was successfully used as an antiseptic for the treatment of purulent wounds. After thorough clinical studies in hospitals, a method of treating purulent wounds with garlic and onions was officially recommended (1942-1945).

Treatment of chronic purulent ulcers

Lotions with garlic juice, diluted in a ratio of 1:10 with isotonic sodium chloride solution, help to release ulcers from purulent microflora and enhance tissue regeneration.

Skin cleansing

Mix garlic, honey, white wax and white lily juice in equal amounts, heat in a water bath, stirring constantly, until a homogeneous mass is obtained, 10-15 minutes. To cleanse the skin, apply the resulting ointment, without rubbing, on age spots, warts, calluses.

Also, to cleanse the skin, the ashes of three heads of garlic should be mixed in 50 g of honey and the resulting mixture should be rubbed into problem areas.

Joint pain

For rheumatic pains, fresh garlic leaves are finely chopped, mashed, moistened with vegetable oil and wrapped in gauze. Apply to sore spots for 1 hour.

garlic patch

From sciatica, as well as stretching of muscles and tendons, a homemade garlic patch helps. It has a powerful warming effect and is very easy to prepare.

On a dry cotton cloth, apply a mixture of an equal amount of yellow mustard powder, grated garlic and hazelnut decoction. To obtain a decoction, you need to hold 10 nuts in 150 grams of water in a water bath for half an hour, use this water for mustard plaster. Cover the smeared fabric on top with another piece of fabric so that it looks like a closed sandwich. Apply the patch to the sore spot, warm it up properly and lie down for at least 30 minutes. Be attentive to your feelings, do not let the burn! When the procedure is over, do not forget to rinse the skin with water at room temperature, and then wrap up and sleep. Improvement will come after 3-4 sessions.

Treatment of hemorrhoids

Pour the finely chopped garlic cloves with milk so that it only covers the garlic. Then you should add honey at the rate of 1/3 teaspoon of honey per 100 g of garlic. Cook the mixture over low heat until the mixture softens and thickens. Grind the resulting mixture and leave for 3 hours at room temperature. Lubricate sore spots 3-4 times a day and always at night. This will reduce the pain, and the hemorrhoids will decrease in size and gradually disappear.

For headache

Elixirs of longevity

It has been proven that garlic significantly improves the state of the cardiovascular system, has a positive effect on metabolism and blood composition. There are several recipes that can also be used as cancer prevention.

Recipe 1

Peel 30 g of garlic, crush and infuse in 100 ml of medical alcohol or vodka in a warm glass bottle for 10 days in a cool place. Take an infusion of 15-20 drops 2 times a day 10 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. After a 10-day break, repeat the course.

Recipe 2

Peel 350 g of garlic, collected in the morning after the dew has dried, crush with a wooden spoon and insist in 200 ml of a 96% alcohol solution in a dark glass tightly sealed container for 10 days (in a dark, cool place). Then strain the tincture and keep at room temperature for another 2-3 days. Take, dripping in 1/4 cup of cold milk, 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals according to the scheme:

Day 1 - 1 drop (breakfast), 2 drops (lunch), 3 drops (dinner).

2nd day - 4 drops (breakfast), 5 drops (lunch), 6 drops (dinner).

3rd day - 7, 8, 9 drops in the same order. Reach 15 drops by the end of the 5th day, then on the 6th day - 15, 14, 13 - i.e. gradually reduce the number of drops per reception and reach 1 drop before dinner. On the 11th day, take the tincture 25 drops 3 times a day until the entire tincture is drunk. It is recommended to carry out such treatment 1 time in 5 years. Store the tincture in a cold place for no more than three months.

This tincture cleanses the body of fat and salt deposits, improves metabolism, the vessels become elastic, which prevents angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, sclerosis, paralysis, tumor formation, improves vision. With strict adherence to the recipe, the body is rejuvenated. Treatment is recommended to start after 30 years.

Recipe 3

Mash 350 g of garlic, squeeze the juice of 24 lemons on it, mix everything thoroughly. Place the mixture in a jar with a wide mouth, tie with gauze, leave for 24 hours. Shake before taking. Take 1 time per day before bedtime 1 teaspoon of the mixture in 1/2 cup of water.

Peel the middle head of garlic, crush it. Then pour a glass of cold boiled water, leave for 12 hours.

Take 3-4 sips in bed at the beginning of a febrile attack, be sure to take cover. Continue treatment for 4-5 days.

Disease prevention. To protect against mosquito bites, you should sleep in rooms whose doors and windows are covered with a net; when going outside, dress in such a way that your arms and legs are covered; persons traveling to epidemically unfavorable zones for malaria should undergo chemoprophylaxis.

Garlic-based preparations

It must be said right away that fresh garlic in itself is a wonderful medicine. The same applies to freshly made juice or gruel. But for the treatment of certain diseases, traditional medicine recommends using several more varieties of garlic-based dosage forms. Their recipe and method of preparation, we bring to your attention below.

Decoction

Pour two glasses of water into an enameled container and put on low heat. When the water begins to boil, add a teaspoon of finely chopped garlic and boil for 5-7 minutes. Then remove from heat and leave for at least an hour and a half, then strain through cheesecloth. The decoction is ready.

It should be taken two, maximum three times a day, at least 5 hours apart. Garlic broth is prepared fresh every time, immediately before use, as it loses its healing qualities during storage.

Infusion

Finely chopped garlic cloves pour boiling water, tightly close the container with a lid and wrap it. Infuse in this form should be until the infusion cools to room temperature, after which it is necessary to carefully strain through several layers of gauze.

Ointment

Ointments with garlic should be liquid - they are used mainly for rubbing, although it is also possible to use them in the form of compresses. Oil preparations are especially good in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, arthritis, injuries, sprains and muscle pain, as well as certain skin diseases.

Preparation: Peel and finely crush 5-7 large cloves of garlic in a wooden mortar. Transfer the resulting mass to a glass container, add two cups of apple cider vinegar, half a glass of vodka and mix the mixture thoroughly. Then it should be infused for at least two weeks in a cool place, stirring at least three times a day. After this period, the mass must be filtered, add a tablespoon of eucalyptus oil to it and mix well again.

The resulting product is stored in the refrigerator for up to a month, without losing its medicinal properties.

Garlic for inhalation

Crush a few cloves of garlic, place the mass in an enameled container and pour a little water. Put on low heat and heat until abundant steam comes out, but at least twenty minutes. Then the liquid must be cooled so as not to burn yourself with too hot steam.

The procedure itself is carried out according to the usual method: covering your head with a towel, bend over the container and inhale the steam. The duration of garlic inhalation should not exceed fifteen minutes.

Oil candles with garlic

Mix freshly prepared garlic gruel with hot butter in a ratio of approximately 3: 1 and pour into pre-prepared foil molds in the form of cones. Place in the refrigerator to set the mixture. Candles are used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and certain gynecological diseases.

Powder

To prepare homemade garlic powder, peeled garlic cloves are crushed and then dried. Best of all - just in the air, at room temperature, but you can also (at a low temperature) in the oven.

Dry garlic then needs to be ground into powder with a coffee grinder or in a wooden mortar, as our great-grandfathers did.

Garlic powder is well stored (in a dry, cool place), and it is easy to prepare a wide variety of dosage forms from it - but it should be borne in mind that when dried, and especially when exposed to heat, garlic loses its medicinal qualities to a certain extent.

Vinegar

Peel three to five (depending on size) garlic cloves and pour three cups of apple cider vinegar on them (you can also use wine, but apple cider vinegar is healthier). Cover the container with a lid and infuse for two weeks. After this period, strain the product.

Garlic vinegar is not used very often to treat diseases, but as a cosmetic remedy for removing warts and corns, it is simply irreplaceable.

Pharmacy forms

Official medicine recognizes the healing properties of garlic. Everyone is familiar with such a wonderful drug as allohol - and in fact it practically consists of a dry extract of garlic. In addition, dosage forms such as gelatin capsules with garlic powder or oil and garlic tablets are available in pharmacies. Tablets compare favorably with capsules in that they are not afraid of heat, however, in terms of the strength of the therapeutic effect, they are still significantly inferior to them. Very approximately, we can say that three tablets are equivalent to one capsule.

In recent years, new "garlic" medicines have appeared: alisate is recommended for atherosclerosis, and allicor is a good adjuvant in the treatment of hypertension.

Baths

Garlic baths are a highly effective, time-tested remedy for many diseases. The indications for this procedure are very extensive, and even if it is not possible to completely cure this disease with garlic baths alone, the patient always feels much better after them.

By the nature of the baths are cold and hot, sedentary and recumbent, short-term and long-term.

To prepare a garlic bath, you can use different methods: either a special decoction of garlic is prepared, or peeled garlic is placed in advance on the bottom of the bath, wrapped in a soft cloth or linen bag. The optimum water temperature for such a bath should be about 35 ° C. Garlic bath calms the nervous system well, especially if garlic is combined with mint leaves.

Chop about 12-20 cloves of garlic, place in an enameled container of sufficient volume, pour five liters of boiling water. Boil for about half an hour, then insist for 8-10 hours. Heat the resulting infusion to 40 "C and pour into the bath, bringing it to the desired volume. For a lying bath, the ratio of decoction and water should be 1:10, for a sitting bath - 3:7.

Indications:

• with disorders of the nervous system,
• colds,
• inflammatory processes,
• gallstone disease,
• with itching and many skin pathologies,
• as a general cleanser.

Sedentary garlic baths are especially indicated for back pain, radiculitis, but they also help with migraines, thyroid dysfunction, insomnia, and digestive disorders.

If this is a cold type bath, it should be taken for no more than a minute; in a warm garlic sitz bath, you can stay for 10 to 15 minutes, at a water temperature of 32-35 ”C. A warm bath should be applied twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. After a warm bath, rub the skin with a towel to a slight redness.

With varicose veins, insomnia, migraine, high blood pressure, contrast garlic baths help well, with a sharp change in temperature. Start with a hot bath by soaking your feet in it for about two minutes. Then they are moved to a cold one - for no more than 30 seconds. Then again a hot bath, etc. The procedure should last at least 20 minutes, with a tenfold change of hot and cold water. Finish by dousing the feet with cold water, after which you should immediately put on woolen socks.

Elixir of youth

We give here the recipe for the "elixir of youth", which came to us from ancient times, but remains very popular today. This recipe for rejuvenation was compiled in ancient times by ancient Tibetan healers.

Squeeze the juice from 350 grams of garlic and mix with 300 grams of pure alcohol. Place this mixture in a container with a tight-fitting lid and leave for ten days in a cold place. Then strain through 2-3 layers of gauze or a rare fabric, and leave for another three days, after which the product is ready.

Take with cold milk (50 grams of milk per dose), according to the scheme below, reflecting the number of drops per dose by day of the course.

Reception day

In cosmetics

For acne

Take seven parts of vodka and two parts of garlic juice or finely grated gruel and mix well. Store the mixture in the refrigerator, but before each use, the required amount should be warmed to room temperature.

Lubricate the affected areas of the skin with the product, cover the top with a bandage or a clean cloth and leave it until a feeling of warmth appears (but no more than 10 minutes!).

For acne

Apply fresh gruel from several cloves of garlic to the affected area, like a mask, and hold for up to 10 (but no more) minutes.

This tool must be prepared every time immediately before use.

From warts

Grate or crush the garlic into a gruel, add honey in the ratio of 1 part honey to two parts gruel. Put the resulting mixture on the wart and secure with a band-aid. It is better to do this at night, daily, until the complete disappearance of warts.

You can also just drip fresh garlic juice on the wart often.

From calluses

Do not chop the garlic, but cut the clove lengthwise and attach it to the corn, fixing it with a band-aid. Such a "compress" needs to be changed often - up to three times a day. As a rule, corns soften significantly after a week, and they can be easily removed.

Another recipe is to boil a couple of cloves of garlic in milk, mash and apply to the corn overnight, securing with a bandage or plaster. Do it daily, at least five days (preferably a week).

With furunculosis

With constant ingestion, garlic has a positive effect on the blood and metabolic processes. Both the occurrence of acne and the formation of a rather serious disease, furunculosis, are associated with metabolic disorders. The remedy proposed below will help well both with single boils and multiple ones (which is called furunculosis).

Soak a strip of soft natural fabric with vegetable oil (preferably olive) and then rub with well-chopped garlic. The resulting bandage is applied to the boil and attached with a bandage. These dressings are changed twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. Under the influence of garlic, the boil opens, and the pus gets out. After opening the abscess, the patient immediately feels better.

There is another recipe, an old one: put on a sore spot a compress of gruel (take at least three cloves) of garlic, mixed with sour cream in a ratio of 2: 1. You can keep such a compress from one to one and a half hours, but not more than two.

From hair loss

Mix a tablespoon of aloe juice with a tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of freshly squeezed garlic juice. Before washing your hair, prepare a decoction: horsetail, chamomile and nettle - all herbs in a tablespoon of dry chopped raw materials, per liter of water, boil for 30 minutes. Rub the garlic mixture into the hair roots with light circular movements, then wrap your head with a warm, soft towel and hold for 10 minutes. Then you should wash your hair with a neutral shampoo, rinse with water, and finally rinse well with herbal decoction.

Dandruff

Prepare garlic gruel and rub it into the hair roots an hour before washing your hair. After that, thoroughly wash your hair with soap (preferably for children).

Attention! Before starting treatment with garlic, you need to make sure that you are not allergic to it. The consultation of the attending physician will not hurt either: garlic is contraindicated not only for allergies to it and pregnancy, but also for certain diseases, primarily kidney pathology.

To cure ringworm, it is advised to mix some crushed garlic with warm honey and apply it on the ringworm.

Lichen

Another recipe: cut a clove of garlic and grease the affected area with the cut part. Then rub in a mixture of birch charcoal and plantain juice prepared in a ratio of 1:1.

Eczema

Garlic "recipe of traditional medicine for this disease is to apply a cloth soaked in garlic oil, alternating them with compresses of grated garlic with olive oil. Eczema may not go away completely, but it will be much less disturbing.

Hives

With it, garlic compresses are also effective: they relieve itching well. However, this remedy cannot eliminate the cause of the disease - therefore, for any allergic manifestations (which include urticaria), a doctor's consultation is necessary.

Insect bites and small wounds

Take a slice of unpeeled cucumber, a clove of garlic and a handful of wheat flour. Crush all this in a mortar and put the resulting cake on a sore spot. As a rule, the itching stops almost immediately, and during the night the wound is cleared and is already living.

Colds and respiratory viral diseases of the upper respiratory tract (ARVI, influenza)

The first remedy for a cold is garlic with honey. Grind the garlic into a pulp, mix with honey (melted or preferably May) in a ratio of 1: 1 and take a tablespoon of the product three times a day - before meals, drinking water or milk, until the condition is relieved.

In case of a cold, it is useful to lubricate the inflamed tonsils with freshly squeezed garlic juice, diluted in a ratio of 1: 1 with warm boiled water. The feeling is unpleasant, but it helps well and quickly.

Do not use pure juice - this can cause burns to the mucous membrane.

Inhalation. Pour garlic tincture with water, bring to a boil, then pour into a wide bowl (preferably glass or enameled). Cover your head with a towel, bend over to the container and inhale the steam for five to six minutes. The tool helps not only with colds, but also relieves chest pain with a strong cough or chronic diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia).

Wraps. It is good to rub a terry towel with garlic, wrap your chest with it (in addition, the shins of the legs are also useful), go to bed, cover yourself with a blanket and lie down for about five minutes (but not more than ten!).

After this procedure, it is absolutely necessary to take a warm shower, thoroughly washing away the remnants of garlic juice under it with soap.

Applications. Lubricate the chest or back liberally with vegetable oil and distribute finely chopped garlic evenly over the entire area. The duration of such a procedure should not exceed ten, at most fifteen minutes.

If the skin is too sensitive, you can put garlic not directly on it, but on an oil-soaked bandage.

With angina. The following remedy is recommended: grind 8 to 10 cloves of garlic until a homogeneous mass is obtained, pour it with half a glass of apple cider vinegar, mix thoroughly and infuse overnight. In the morning, add a tablespoon of hot buckwheat honey to the mixture and stir.

Keep a tablespoon of the product in your mouth until completely dissolved. Drink hot milk with a small amount of baking soda.

Repeat up to five times a day until noticeable relief occurs.

With inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, pharyngitis and laryngitis. Recipe: put half a glass of peeled and finely chopped fresh garlic in an enameled container and pour fresh honey so as to completely cover the garlic. Put on a small fire and stir constantly. After about half an hour, all the garlic will dissolve - after that, insist the remedy for an hour, then bring it to a boil again.

The resulting remedy is taken in courses of two weeks - twice a day (in the morning and at night), before meals, one teaspoonful, washed down with water or better with milk.

When coughing. Boil finely chopped garlic (one head) in fresh milk until it becomes completely soft. Grind in the same milk, add mint juice and two tablespoons of linden honey. Take a tablespoon every hour throughout the day.

With otitis (inflammation of the middle ear). Apply a little garlic liquid ointment to a cotton turunda (the method of its preparation was described in the corresponding section) and lay it as deep as possible into the external auditory canal. Then tie a warm scarf on top. You can keep up to one hour. At the same time, it is advisable to drink vitamin mixtures or at least just a decoction of rose hips.

For any inflammatory processes in the nasopharynx, garlic oil is an excellent remedy. Method of preparation: Peel two heads of fresh garlic, crush into gruel (preferably in a wooden mortar). Transfer the resulting mass into a glass container, pour 150 g of olive oil and mix thoroughly.

Infuse in a warm place for at least a week, stirring two to three times daily. The finished oil should be carefully filtered through several layers of gauze and stored in the refrigerator, in a dark glass container, preferably with a tight stopper. Shelf life - no more than two months.

Mode of application. Preheated to a temperature of 30-35 ° C, garlic oil is taken orally in a teaspoon three times a day before meals. The course is not longer than one week, a week is a break, after which you can repeat (once).

Acute bronchitis

Pass 400 g of garlic through a meat grinder or crush thoroughly. Peel 24 selected lemons from the white film and squeeze the juice out of them. Mix lemon juice with grated garlic and place the resulting mixture in a glass container, do not cover with a tight lid, but cover with a cloth or tie with gauze on top. Insist for three weeks in a dark place.

Reception scheme. Take this remedy once a day, a teaspoonful, best before bedtime. It is recommended to stir the mixture in half a glass of warm boiled water before taking. This drug is also effective for relieving shortness of breath in chronic pulmonary pathologies.

Chronic bronchitis and pneumonia

Grind five to seven large cloves of garlic into a pulp, mix with 100 g of butter and add two teaspoons of finely chopped fresh dill.

Scheme of administration: three times a day, during meals (you can spread the mixture on bread). The course of treatment is two weeks.

Bronchial asthma

Take two peeled heads of garlic, rub into a pulp, and mix with freshly squeezed juice of five medium lemons (you can use the pulp). Pour the mixture with a liter of warm boiled water and leave for at least a week in a dark place. After this period, squeeze the mixture through cheesecloth and strain thoroughly.

Scheme of administration: three times a day, a tablespoon, half an hour before meals. During the entire course, rub the chest with garlic oil at night. The duration of the course is two weeks. After a month break, the course can be repeated once.

Atherosclerosis

A few words about atherosclerosis - this is a very widespread and dangerous disease. The reason for its development is that under the influence of a variety of factors, fatty deposits in the form of plaques accumulate on the walls of blood vessels. The lumen of the vessel narrows, and the wall becomes less elastic. In advanced cases, the blood flow is blocked, which causes the development of such serious ailments as heart attack and stroke.

Means for cleaning blood vessels from cholesterol plaques. Grate the peeled head of garlic and one lemon (with zest), and mix until smooth. Then pour a mixture of 0.5 liters of boiled water and leave for 4-5 days; when the product is ready, it should be carefully filtered through several layers of gauze.

Scheme of administration: in the morning on an empty stomach, two tablespoons. Every day for a week, a week - a break, then repeat.

prophylactic. Grind a few heads of peeled garlic to get 100 g of garlic gruel. Pour it with 150 g of vodka. Insist in a dark place for at least two weeks. Strain. Take 25 drops, dissolved in a quarter cup of milk, three times a day before meals for a month.

Angina pectoris

Ambulance (at an attack). If you feel pain, immediately swallow (without chewing) a small clove of garlic. The experience of folk healers suggests that this simple remedy in quite many cases is able to prevent the development of a heart attack altogether - and, in any case, to alleviate its course.

Remedy. Peel the head of garlic, disassemble into cloves and pour three glasses of strong meat broth. Boil on low heat for fifteen minutes, then add a bunch of parsley and place carefully, then leave for another hour.

Reception schedule: Take a quarter cup three times a day, before meals for a month.

Cardiac ischemia

Means for course treatment. Grind the peeled head of garlic into a pulp. Pour it with 0.25 l of unrefined sunflower oil and infuse for 24 hours, after which the mixture is ready for use. It is recommended to store it in the refrigerator.

Reception scheme. One teaspoon three times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is two months, then you need to take a month break. If necessary, this course can be repeated up to three times a year.

Thrombophlebitis

This remedy is effective not only for thrombophlebitis itself, it also brings relief for varicose veins of the lower extremities, and for endarteritis.

Pour 250 g of peeled minced garlic with 350 g of liquid fresh honey, mix and infuse in a dark place for a week. Take a tablespoon three times a day 30-40 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is one and a half months; after a month break it can be repeated.

Hypertonic disease

With this disease (in any of its stages), traditional medicine recommends eating two crushed cloves of the most "evil" garlic daily at night. Some healers with an exacerbation of the current are also advised to eat one clove in the morning on an empty stomach.

To combat them, the use of garlic is effective. It is recommended for a week or two in the morning on an empty stomach to eat a clove of garlic without bread an hour before meals and one more in the evening - two hours after dinner. A sign of healing will be the cessation of swelling of the stomach after eating.

Note. In all cases, those people who have previously consumed garlic irregularly should introduce it into the diet gradually, starting with small amounts - regardless of the purpose of its use.

Brief description of the pathology. Inflammation of the joints is called arthritis, and common joint diseases are called arthrosis. Deforming osteoarthritis is manifested by nodular thickening of the articular bones, especially on the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes. The disease is often accompanied by pain and a characteristic crunch during active movements. Rheumatoid arthritis also causes gradual deformity of the affected joint. Gout is manifested mainly in men by acute pain attacks and swelling of the joint of the big toe, ankle or knee joint.

Recipes

• Take three to five large cloves of garlic, half an onion (onion), chop well and mix thoroughly. Place the mixture in an enameled container, add one leaf of aloe there (the plant must be at least three years old), a piece of beeswax the size of a matchbox, and pour in a tablespoon of melted butter. Put on a slow fire and cook until boiling, then remove from heat and stir very carefully (if there are lumps, grind them and stir everything again). After cooling to a comfortable temperature, the product is applied to the sore spot in the form of a compress, wrapped up and left all night.
• Peel, chop five large heads of garlic and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Insist in a dark and warm place for two weeks. Take this remedy three times a day, before meals, a teaspoon per reception. It is recommended to dilute the medicine in a quarter cup of cold boiled water before taking it. The course of treatment continues until the end of the prepared remedy.
• Rub three heads of peeled garlic into a pulp, squeeze the juice of six medium lemons, add a teaspoon of freshly grated horseradish and mix very thoroughly. Leave the mixture for three weeks in a warm and dark place, stirring daily. Strain through cheesecloth. Take a teaspoon, spreading it in half a glass of water, twice a day (in the morning and at night). The course continues until the medicine runs out.
• In melted fresh butter (without salt), add the freshly squeezed juice of two cloves of garlic and mix thoroughly. Put on fire, bring to a boil, then remove from heat, stir again and strain. Rub into the most painful areas until completely absorbed into the skin.

The beneficial properties of garlic and its shoots have long been known. Eating arrows of this plant improves digestion, normalizes blood pressure, blood condition, and helps prevent viral diseases. In cooking, there are many recipes for dishes from garlic arrows, they are served fried, they prepare pasta for sandwiches, add to soups, salads, and canned for the winter.

How to cook garlic shooters

Shoots in the form of arrows are formed during the ripening of winter garlic. The period of their collection in the summer is very short, only 2-3 weeks. Shoots must be cut before flowering begins. This can be done with scissors, a knife or secateurs. Young shoots are especially soft. Garlic stalks go well with other vegetables, meat products, eggs. The shoots of this plant are consumed fresh, cooked using various techniques, pickled and preserved.

Arrow dishes

In Eastern cuisine, the arrows are lightly fried in a wok pan. The process lasts only a few minutes to preserve the beneficial properties of the plant. Europeans use garlic shoots to make sauces based on cheeses, vegetable oil with spices and lemon juice. Young sprouts are eaten fresh, used as a sandwich filling or as an independent tasty side dish for meat dishes.

How to close for the winter

Colds provoke the development of colds in humans. As a preventive measure, garlic shoots are used, properly harvested in the summer. Useful properties of any food product are preserved with minimal heat treatment. So, how to close garlic for the winter to ensure yourself a reliable source of vitamins? The shoots are dried, the arrows are frozen in the freezer, pickled or rolled into jars.

Recipes for cooking arrows of garlic

There are many recipes explaining how to cook garlic arrows. Thanks to the step-by-step instructions with photos below, you can master the one that you like. Before preparing each dish, you need to cut off the buds at the arrows, that is, get rid of the onion from above. Inside it are hard seeds that are difficult to crack, they can disrupt the consistency and taste of the dish.

fried

• Cooking time: 15 minutes.
• Servings: 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 136 kcal per 100 g.
• Cuisine: Asian.

Garlic shoots fried in oil are served as a side dish with meats, cheeses or egg dishes. Fried garlic sprouts taste like mushrooms. The stems go well with soy, tomato sauce, mustard, tomato juice. Many Asian dishes are spicy in taste. This recipe is no exception, in addition to the natural pungency of garlic, a mixture of ground peppers is added to it. A side dish of fried garlic stalks is not recommended to cook for the future, it is better to eat a freshly prepared dish.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows (bunch) - 1 pc.;
• butter - 20 g;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp l .;
• Italian herbs - 1 tsp;
• salt, a mixture of ground peppers - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Strip the green shoots, wash well and dry. Cut the stems about 4 cm long.
2. Preheat the pan, pour in the vegetable oil, then add the butter for taste.
3. Reduce the heat, lay out the chopped arrows.
4. Salt a little so that the garlic starts juice. Season with Italian herbs and a mixture of ground peppers for spiciness.
5. Pour in soy sauce and let simmer for 5 minutes.

Pickled Arrows

• Servings Per Container: 10 Persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 24 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

The pickling process makes garlic arrows less nutritious. This method of preparation preserves the useful properties of the product as much as possible. The stems are marinated, stored in food containers, sealed zip-lock bags in the refrigerator, or canned in glass jars. Pickled shoots are eaten as a tasty meal on their own or served as a side dish.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 500 g;
• water - 500 ml;
• vinegar - 50 ml;
• spices - to taste;
• sugar and salt - 25 g each.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the young garlic shoots thoroughly. Cut off the onion.
2. Cut the stems into portions, blanch for 3 minutes, then drain in a sieve.
3. Prepare clean jars, preferably sterilized.
4. Place spices tightly on the bottom, for example, currant or cherry leaves, horseradish.
5. Fill the jar to the top with chopped garlic cloves.
6. For the marinade, boil water, add vinegar, 25 grams of salt and sugar.
7. Fill with marinade and roll up jars or close with special lids for preservation.

pickled arrows

• Preparation time: 10 minutes + 7 days + 14 days.
• Servings Per Container: 10 Persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 53 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

The recipe for pickled garlic arrows differs from pickled ones in the absence of vinegar and spices, as well as in cooking time. The product should naturally ferment. This will contribute to the standard spices: salt and sugar. Pickled shoots are served as an appetizer or as a side dish to a wide variety of dishes. Such dishes have a beneficial effect on digestion.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 1 kg;
• water - 1.5 l;
• sugar and salt - 100 g each.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the garlic, put it in a colander. Cut with scissors into pieces 5-10 cm long.
2. Fill sterilized jars to the top with garlic stalks. You can put a little green dill.
3. Prepare the brine in a separate saucepan. Dissolve salt and sugar in cold water.
4. Pour brine over garlic. Put each on a plate or saucer and cover with a lid, preferably nylon, but too tight.
5. Leave at room temperature for a week.
6. The liquid from the jars will periodically flow out, from time to time it will need to be poured back into the jar.
7. After a week, drain the brine from the jars into a saucepan, bring to a boil and pour the garlic again. Close the lids and refrigerate for two weeks.

Korean style garlic arrows

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Servings: 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 89 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: Asian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

The recipe for garlic arrows in Korean is a spicy, spicy dish. Asian-style sprouts go well with meats, especially pork. As a seasoning, you can use a store mix for Korean carrots or create a bouquet yourself. Coriander, black pepper, cloves and sesame seeds can be added to the garlic base.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 500 g;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• hot pepper - 1 pc.;
• soy sauce - 50 ml;
• cloves - 8 pcs.;
• sesame seeds - 2 tsp
• coriander - 1 tsp;
• rice vinegar - 1 tbsp. l .;
• black peppercorns and sugar - 0.5 tsp each.

Cooking method:

1. Grind all dry spices in a mortar, add finely chopped hot pepper and grind again.
2. Heat a cauldron (frying pan), pour in the oil and heat well.
3. Pour the spices into the oil and fry lightly.
4. Add garlic stalks and sauté until soft.
5. Pour in the sauce and add the sugar, mix thoroughly until the stalks darken.
6. Then add vinegar, sesame seeds and simmer everything over low heat.

With carrots and onions

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Servings: 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 55 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

Garlic sprout salad with carrots and onions is a seasonal low-calorie dish that can be consumed without a twinge of conscience for dinner. The recipe is very simple, and the dish itself does not lose its taste after cooling. Other vegetables can be added to it, such as bell peppers. This salad goes well with cereals, meat and egg dishes. It is able to replace a whole meal for people who follow the principles of proper nutrition.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 500 g;
• vegetable oil - 30 ml;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• onion - 2 pcs.;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• sesame - 1 tsp

Cooking method:

1. Clean vegetables. Cut the bulbs off the shoots.
2. Cut the stems into 4 cm segments, cut the onion into half rings, chop the carrots on a grater.
3. Fry the onion first until transparent, then add the carrots, fry lightly, then add the garlic.
4. Cover the container with a lid and simmer for a few minutes.
5. Add fire, salt and pepper.
6. Decorate the finished dish with sesame seeds.

Paste of garlic arrows for the winter

• Cooking time: 40 minutes.
• Servings: 2 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 70 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: European.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

A variety of recipes for garlic preparations for the winter provide an opportunity to provide yourself and your family with a good antibacterial agent, a source of vitamins during hypovitaminosis. Garlic shoot paste is added to salads, soups, used as a spread on sandwiches, delicious garlic oil, lard, Italian pesto sauce are prepared. It is frozen in the freezer or rolled up in jars and stored in a cool place.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 500 g;
• sunflower oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
• salt - 1 tsp

Cooking method:

1. Wash the shoots under running water, cut off the inflorescences.
2. Pass garlic greens through a meat grinder, chop with a blender or in any convenient way to a pasty state.
3. Pour sunflower or olive oil into the resulting mass.
4. Salt to taste, mix until smooth, the pasta is ready.

Appetizer of garlic arrows

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Servings: 4 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 105 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty of preparation: easy.

A simple snack mix paired with bread or crispbread makes for a great seasonal snack. Garlic shoots go well with boiled eggs, chopped scrambled eggs, hard cheese, butter or vegetable oil, lard. You can add your favorite spices and spices to the mixture to spice it up. To make a spicy appetizer, add a few cloves of regular garlic and some ground pepper.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 500 g;
• chicken eggs - 4 pcs.;
• hard cheese - 100 g;
• sour cream - 100 ml;
• salt, spices - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Boil 4 chicken eggs, then cut them into cubes.
2. Rinse the garlic shoots, dry, finely chop.
3. Grate hard cheese.
4. Salt, add salt, spices to taste, season with sour cream and mix thoroughly.
5. Serve on a slice of rye bread. The dish can be garnished with green onions.

Soup puree with garlic arrows

• Cooking time: 50 minutes.
• Number of servings: 6 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 67 kcal per 100 g.
• Purpose: for lunch, for dinner.
• Cuisine: European.
• Complexity of preparation: medium.

The original recipe for puree soup with garlic stalks will appeal to the most sophisticated guests and family members. It's easy to make with an immersion or regular blender, but how do you make puree soup without this equipment? You can get closer to the desired consistency with a potato masher. This recipe is lean, but meat broth is allowed instead of vegetable broth.

Ingredients:

• garlic arrows - 1 bunch;
• vegetable broth - 1.5 l;
• potatoes - 6 pcs.;
• celery (stalks) - 2 pcs.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
• salt, freshly ground pepper, bay leaf, parsley - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Peel all vegetables, wash and dry.
2. Cut the potatoes into cubes, 2 cm each. Onions, celery and carrots into smaller cubes. Strip the stems from the bulb.
3. Heat up a saucepan, add vegetable oil and heat well. Fry onions, carrots, celery in it, add bay leaf.
4. Cook until the onion is translucent, add the sprouts and sauté all the vegetables for another three minutes.
5. Add potatoes to the frying, fill everything with broth, salt and pepper. When the soup boils, cover it with a lid, reduce the heat and simmer for about half an hour until the potatoes are ready.
6. Let the soup cool slightly and grind all the ingredients with a blender to a puree state.
7. The finished dish can be garnished with parsley leaves.

Video

It is difficult to say when people paid attention to the properties of garlic. Historians claim that this plant has been known to man since time immemorial.

Our ancestors appreciated not only the taste possibilities of the culture, but also its medicinal qualities.

Moreover, not only the cloves, but also the stem, the leaves of the vegetable have healing characteristics.

Many consider garlic to be an unpleasant spice (primarily because of the smell). In fact, it is a vegetable that can spice up dishes, and has a huge amount of useful trace elements.

100 grams of garlic contains:

• water ≈ 58 g;
• proteins ≈ 6.5 g;
• pyridoxine ≈ 1.25 mg;
• calcium ≈ 180 mg;
• potassium ≈ 400 mg;
• carbohydrates ≈ 33 g;
• sodium ≈ 17 mg;
• zinc ≈ 1.2 mg;
• manganese ≈ 1.7 mg;
• selenium ≈14 mcg;
• vitamin A ≈ 9 mg;
• folacin ≈ 3 mcg;
• vitamin C ≈ 31.2 mg;
• magnesium ≈ 24 mg;
• vitamin K ≈ 1.7 μg;
• vitamin B6 ≈ 1.3 mg;
• iron ≈ 1.7 mg;
• phosphorus ≈ 153 mg;
• folate ≈ 3 mcg.

Energy value 149 kcal.

The composition of garlic is heterogeneous. For example, the presence and quantity of trace elements in cloves differs significantly from leaves. Compared with onions, even though its leaves are more popular in cooking, they contain much less nutrients than garlic.

Also, the composition largely depends on the time of year. In autumn, it contains a lot of inulin and sucrose. In the spring, these substances break down, and glucose and fructose take their place. The polysaccharides that accumulate in the vegetable are of great nutritional value and are well absorbed by the body.

Garlic is especially useful due to the presence of thiamine in it. It is found only in this vegetable, which is especially important for people who consume only plant foods.

The healing properties of garlic are the presence of a large number of trace elements.

Scientists have proven that human health problems begin when the ratio of these particles is violated.

It is garlic, which contains 17 chemical elements, that is able to establish electrolyte balance and restore the correct redox reactions.

Among other elements that have a positive effect on the body, the following are distinguished:

1. Germanium.

This element strengthens blood vessels, ensures their elasticity, and prevents varicose expansion of blood vessels. In addition, it activates oxygen, thereby stimulating the immune system.

1. Selenium.

This element fights the presence of free radicals in the body, removes toxins, heavy metals. In addition, selenium restores the cellular structure of the skin, nails, and hair.

1. Manganese.

This component is involved in metabolism, the functioning of the sex glands, the nervous system, prevents the development of diabetes, thyroid disease, and aging of the body.

It helps to maintain normal body temperature, protein, electrolyte and vitamin metabolism, is useful for the prevention of iodine deficiency and thyroid diseases.

1. Sulfur.

Garlic contains over 100 sulfur-containing compounds. This element has special features. It destroys such dangerous microorganisms as staphylococci, pathogenic fungi, dysentery and typhoid bacilli, yeast, neutralizes carcinogens, poison.

That is, garlic protects the body from the action of food additives, which are very numerous in foods. In addition, compounds such as diallyl sulfide, allyl cysteine ​​destroy malignant tumors at the cellular level.

1. Phytoncides.

It is a strong natural antibiotic. They destroy almost any viruses in a very short time. For example: if ascorbic acid is able to destroy a tubercle bacillus in 24 hours, then phytoncides cope with this in just 10 minutes.

1. Allicin, adonizite.

These substances thin the blood, thereby preventing the formation of blood clots.

1. Essential oils.

These substances in a vegetable are close to 2%. The largest amount is diallyl disulfide.

Is young garlic healthy?

Young garlic is low in calories. In 100 gr. such a product is only 40 kcal. This is the best remedy for beriberi. It contains many minerals, vitamins, vegetable protein.

A young plant secretes phytoncides that fight the development and reproduction of pathogens of various diseases.

It contains more vitamin C than in onions and citrus fruits, calcium, iodine, iron than in other vegetables and fruits. Essential oils of green garlic are saturated with antibiotics that inhibit the development of harmful microorganisms.

If a young plant grows near other garden crops, it can protect them from many diseases. Scientists have proven that this spice in its early form destroys the cellular structures of glioblastoma. To cope with this incurable brain tumor became possible thanks to drugs created on the basis of green garlic.

What is wild garlic and its benefits for the body?

The popularity of wild garlic (this is what wild garlic is called) is due to the presence of a large amount of vitamins and nutrients. Among other elements, a special place in the chemical composition is occupied by vitamins B and C, fiber, oils, phytoncides, carotene, acids, calcium and other useful trace elements.

The energy value of the green part of the plant is only 36 kcal.

The specific smell of leaves and bulbs of wild garlic is due to the content of essential oils and allicin glycoside. Ramson has fungicidal and bactericidal action.

It is used as a prophylaxis against many diseases. In addition, wild garlic is an excellent antibacterial, anti-sclerotic, anti-febrile, anti-helminthic drug.

He also:

• improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
• enhances intestinal motility;
• increases appetite;
• improves metabolism;
• prevents the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood;
• lowers blood pressure;
• normalizes the activity of the cardiovascular system;
• restores immunity;
• increases male power.

Medicinal properties of garlic for human health

It has antimicrobial, disinfecting, expectorant, anti-inflammatory effects. In addition, it activates appetite, secretion of gastric juice and bile, has a beneficial effect on the intestinal microflora, expands blood channels, lowers blood pressure, thins mucus in the bronchi, and increases sexual activity.

Garlic fights lack of appetite, diarrhea, boils and skin rashes, inflammation of the stomach and intestines, atherosclerosis, hypertension, removes lead and helps with menopause.

For the treatment of purulent wounds, mycoses, alopecia areata, seborrhea, garlic is used externally. Enemas with it are the most effective way to get rid of worms.

How to be treated with garlic?

1. Runny nose.

With such manifestations, breathing in pairs of this vegetable helps. To do this, crush the garlic, put it in a handkerchief and hold it near the nose.

1. Cough.

With such a disease, inhalations should be done from a decoction of chamomile and garlic. With a dry cough, rub the chest with chopped garlic.

1. Bronchitis.

Garlic is the best folk remedy for the treatment of bronchopulmonary pathologies, as it has an antiseptic, antibiotic effect, liquefies sputum.

With bronchitis, the use of garlic broth helps to ease breathing, to move away sputum. To do this, garlic cloves must be cut and boiled for 20 minutes.

1. Angina.

You should gargle with a solution prepared from a crushed clove of garlic and a glass of warm water.

1. For acne and pimples.

It is necessary to make a five-minute bath with a decoction of medicinal herbs and apply a mask of olive oil, kefir and garlic juice. Wash off after 20 minutes.

1. With a migraine.

It is necessary to apply chopped garlic to the temples.

1. From warts.

Rub the garlic, mix with honey. At night apply to the affected area.

1. With herpes.

1. With oncology.

On an empty stomach, garlic juice should be consumed in such an amount: the first five days, 10 drops each, then five days, 20 drops each.

That is, every subsequent five days, increase the dose by ten drops, bringing it to 1 tbsp. l., washed down with 100 grams of fresh or diluted vodka in equal proportions of plantain juice.

Half an hour after drinking garlic juice, take 1 tbsp. l. liquid honey. After 90 days of taking garlic juice, you should begin to reduce it, reaching the initial 10 drops. But plantain juice should be consumed in a spoon 4 times a day for a whole year.

Garlic for women

Every woman should consume garlic at least three times a week. It prevents the development of uterine and breast cancer. Scientists have proven that this plant protects women from steoarthritis. It also has a positive effect on hair growth and appearance.

Trace elements accelerate the growth process and prevent their loss. If its juice is rubbed into the roots, then blood circulation will significantly improve, and this will lead to the strengthening of the follicle.

Eichen is present in garlic. It thins the blood and prevents tumors from appearing in a woman's body.

All girls who strive to be slim eat garlic is a must.

It speeds up the metabolic process, and this contributes to the accelerated burning of subcutaneous fat.

The spicy spice contains a lot of zinc, selenium and germanium. These trace elements serve as good antidepressants.

During pregnancy

Garlic is useful for everyone, both children and adults. It also has a good effect on the body of a pregnant woman. Folic acid, which is in its composition, strengthens the immune system, both mother and baby. It also thins the blood and prevents blood clots. Garlic stimulates blood circulation, and this normalizes the growth and development of the child.

But this is a very spicy vegetable, so pregnant women should use it very carefully. It can affect the acidity of the stomach, leading to heartburn and pain. In the last months of pregnancy, it should be consumed in very small doses. Otherwise, it may lead to an allergic reaction.

What is useful for men

Garlic contains thiamine. This trace element has a positive effect on the nervous system of men.

It plays a major role in the processing of glucose. The level of energy processes in cells depends on this.

This vegetable also removes excess fluid from the body. Which can provoke swelling of parts of the body. The enzymes found in garlic help to alleviate addiction to smoking and alcohol.

The ripe fruit of garlic helps to strengthen men's health. Its daily use increases potency. Enzymes and vitamins that are in this vegetable help to improve erection and its duration.

Most men develop a problem with prostate disease as they age. To protect yourself from such trouble, you must include garlic in your food every day.

Tinctures for potency

1. Grind 1 kg. fresh garlic, put in a non-oxidizing container and pour 3 liters of water. cover and put in a dark, cold place for a month. Must be shaken daily. Take by dissolving 1 tsp. in a glass of milk, once a day until the infusion is over. Repeat the treatment no more than 1 time per year.
2. 1 kg. grind garlic and pour 2 cups of vodka, cork everything tightly and put in a dark room for 1 week. Eat a spoon three times a day before eating.
3. Cut 6 large cloves of garlic and pour 300 grams of vodka. Put in a dark place for 3 days. Strain, and eat a spoonful three times a day before meals.
4. Grind 1 apple, 1 carrot and 1 head of garlic, add 1. tsp. honey, stir. Use twice a day: morning and evening for three weeks.

For children: is it possible?

Garlic can be given to children from 8 months of their life. But the spice should be only boiled. It can be added to puree, minced meat, soups. You need to start giving this vegetable to babies in small doses. You can gradually increase them.

A child should not be given garlic if:

• body temperature above 38 degrees;
• are overweight;
• before bedtime;
• there are problems with the digestive tract and kidneys;
• with epilepsy.

This spicy vegetable is indispensable in the winter, when ARVI is gaining momentum. Enzymes that saturate garlic favorably affect the strengthening of the child's immune system.

The benefits of husks: non-banal treatment

Garlic peel is no less useful than cloves. Even in ancient Rome, it was believed that it adds male strength and rejuvenates.

In addition, due to the high content of pectins, the husk cures diseases and improves health.

The dry shell of garlic contains quercetin. This element is used to treat cataracts, oncology of the mammary glands, brain, large intestine, lungs, and lymphosarcoma. In cosmetology, it is used to slow down the aging process of the skin.

In addition, garlic peel:

• strengthens the cardiovascular system;
• eliminates foot and nail fungus;
• restores the structure of the hair;
• cleanses the body;
• heal the skin;
• strengthens the intestines;
• stimulates the activity of the immune system.

1. For the heart and blood vessels.

This product is able not only to facilitate the work of the heart, but also to cleanse the vessels of cholesterol plaques. Such properties help prevent the occurrence of blood clots, reduce the possibility of a heart attack or stroke.

• Recipe.

You need to take 3 tbsp. l. garlic husks, pour a liter of warm water, put in a water bath, simmer, after boiling for 15 minutes. Leave for 2 hours. Use a decoction of 1 tbsp. l. no more than 4 times a day.

This product should be used within one month. During this time, the liquid will cleanse the liver, kidneys, bladder, get rid of toxins, cholesterol, heavy metals, salts, toxins. You can repeat the treatment after 50 days.

1. Husk for hair.

Garlic husk mask will strengthen hair, add attractiveness, relieve dandruff and split ends.

• Recipe for hair growth.

Grind the husk of 2 pieces of garlic, add 2 tablespoons of melted honey, 1 tsp. olive oil, 1 tsp. dry mustard. These ingredients must be mixed well and applied to the hair along the entire length, intensively rubbing into the skin. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and shampoo. This procedure must be repeated every three days.

1. For skin

A simple and reliable way to get rid of acne, psoriasis and other skin problems. To do this, you need to grind the dry husk in a coffee grinder. 2 tsp powder, pour half a liter of hot water. Put in the bath and simmer for 15 minutes. Pour the resulting broth while bathing. Take a bath with this infusion should be at least 30 minutes.

The procedure should be repeated once a week. If you regularly wipe your face with this decoction, you can get rid of teenage acne, and foot baths will get rid of foot and nail fungus.

1. Against the common cold

Inhalation will help get rid of the symptoms of a cold. Put the husk on a clean frying pan and put on a small fire. When a small smoke appears, it must be inhaled, since it is he who cures a cold. Do this procedure every day before going to bed for one week.

1. For intestinal upset

With sudden diarrhea, this recipe helps to cope: 1 tsp. powdered dry husk should be put in the mouth and washed down with warm water. To get rid of helminths, this powder should be added to food one pinch at a time. But too much use of this remedy can lead to constipation.

1. For rejuvenation

Garlic peel strengthens the skin, preventing the appearance of wrinkles. A large number of minerals and other trace elements enrich and moisturize the skin.

In order for the peel of garlic to have the maximum effect on the skin, it must be filled with water, brought to a boil (but not boiled) and left to infuse for 10 hours. Then the infusion is filtered and taken 4 glasses a day for women in the last decade of the month, for men in the second. A break is made every 2 months.

Useful properties of green garlic arrows

Arrows of garlic are no less beneficial for health than cloves. They contain many valuable components.

The arrows of garlic contain sulfide compounds.

Due to this, the regular use of such a product helps to defeat the dysentery bacillus, staphylococci, fungi, promotes the resorption of blood clots.

The arrows contain such a component as allicin.

It prevents pathogenic bacteria from entering the body. Allicin is produced when slicing or otherwise grinding arrows. But it collapses if the product is heated. Therefore, garlic arrows are best consumed raw.

Contraindications and harm

In addition to the fact that this vegetable has many useful properties, it can be contraindicated. Its most unpleasant manifestation can be called the smell that comes from the mouth after eating even a very small piece. Moreover, this spice has a very unique ability in this regard.

If you rub some part of the body with garlic (for example, the foot), after a while this aroma can be heard from a completely different part (for example, from the hand). In addition, some components of the vegetable have an irritating effect on the stomach, kidneys, and liver.

Garlic can cause harm, so it is not recommended to use it for such diseases:

• gastritis;
• pancreatitis;
• ulcer;
• hepatitis;
• nephritis;
• nephrosis.

It is also contraindicated in people suffering from epilepsy, as it can cause an attack.

In addition, garlic is forbidden to use during pregnancy and lactation. In the first case, it can provoke allergies, heartburn, nosebleeds. In the second, it is able to change the taste of milk, as a result, the child will simply refuse to breastfeed.

Since garlic increases appetite, people who are overweight or on a diet do not consume it. In addition, the content of a significant amount of sulfanyl-hydroxyl ions in the plant has a negative effect on the brain. This poisonous substance, penetrating into the blood, causes weakness, distraction, headache, inattention.

Medicines: folk recipes for self-preparation

Since ancient times, decoctions or infusions of garlic have been used to bring down the heat, eliminate inflammation, and have been used as a laxative. In addition, this vegetable has a disinfectant, healing and tonic effect. Pharmacies sell ready-made preparations based on garlic, but some remedies can be prepared independently.

This recipe is a great helper for bronchitis. To prepare juice, you need to chop the cloves of 2 heads of garlic and crush in a mortar. To this mass add 5 tbsp. l. sugar and half a liter of water. This mixture should be boiled for 5 minutes. Filter, take 1 tsp. no more than 4 times a day.

Jelly

• From angina and acute respiratory infections.

You will need to chop 12 cloves of garlic, add 2 tbsp. l. liquid honey and mix until smooth. The resulting mixture should be consumed in 1 tsp. four times a day.

• With atherosclerosis and chronic fatigue.

It is necessary to grind 2 medium heads of garlic and 2 small lemons. Add 2 tbsp. l. honey and mix. Such a remedy is taken in 1 tbsp. l. three times a day after meals.

• With pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract.

Grind 1 large head of garlic and pour a glass of vodka.

Mix everything well and put in a glass, well-sealed container in a dark place for two weeks. Then the infusion is filtered.

For use, 30 drops of an alcohol mixture should be mixed with 1 tablespoon of water.

• For blood purification.

Put 150-170 grams of chopped garlic in a half-liter jar. Fill the jar to the top with vodka. Leave in a dark place for ten days. The alcohol solution must be shaken daily. Take five drops three times a day before meals.

• From the flu.

Grind 1 cup of whole, peeled garlic cloves and pour 800 grams of vodka. Insist for ten days. Take 10 drops at the first flu symptoms.

• from atherosclerosis.

1 cup of fresh garlic must be ground and poured with liquid honey. Stir until smooth and leave in a cool, dark place for a week. Take three times a day for half an hour before meals for 1.5 months.

• From insomnia.

It is necessary to chop the garlic so that the ground mass is a full glass. It must be transferred to a glass container and squeeze the juice from 20 lemons there. The dishes should be covered with gauze and put in the refrigerator for a day. It is necessary to take this remedy at bedtime, diluting 2 tbsp. in a glass of warm water.

• From warts.

It is necessary to grind the garlic cloves in a meat grinder or chop in a blender. After that, it is necessary to mix ground garlic and pork fat in equal proportions.

This mixture should be rubbed into the warts every morning and evening. This method is treated until the problem disappears completely.

• From calluses.

Decoction

Pour 450 gr. into the pan. water, boil, add 1 tsp. garlic gruel and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the stove, leave for about an hour, strain. Drink three times a day. Garlic broth must be made fresh every time, since its healing qualities are lost during storage.

We take baths

Garlic baths are an effective remedy against many diseases. The patient always feels better after them.

Baths with garlic do both cold and hot. They are made in two ways: a decoction of garlic is prepared, or chopped garlic is placed on the bottom of a bathing container.

The water temperature should be around 40°C. This bath has a good effect on the nervous system.

• How to make garlic bath:

4 heads of garlic should be finely chopped and pour 6 liters of boiling water. Cook for 30 minutes, leave for at least 8 hours. Then the infusion is slightly heated, poured into the bath and diluted with water. For a lying bath, the approximate ratio is 1 part decoction to 10 parts water. For sedentary: 3 parts decoction 7 parts water.

With varicose veins, insomnia, migraine, hypertension, contrast baths with garlic help. First you need to dip your feet in hot water for two minutes. After - in the cold for 30 seconds. So you need to alternate 20 minutes. Finish with cold water, and immediately put on woolen socks.

Garlic with milk

Garlic, combined with milk, has been used in folk medicine for many years as an antibacterial agent.

It perfectly copes with diseases of the upper respiratory tract, has a positive effect on the digestive system, is able to excite appetite, and relieve pain in the intestines.

Also, our ancestors with the help of garlic with milk got rid of worms.

Tincture of garlic with milk helps to have a good rest. To cook it, you need 20 grams of garlic and a glass of hot milk. Combine all ingredients together. Add 1 tsp to them. honey. The prepared drink must be drunk before going to bed for a few minutes.

1. Against cough

After taking this drink, the cough will disappear the next day. To prepare it, you will need to boil 1 head of garlic and 10 small onions in milk. It is necessary to cook until all the ingredients are soft. Hot with a fork or spoon, knead them in the same milk. Add mint extract and a teaspoon of fresh natural honey. Take throughout the day, a teaspoon every hour.

1. for arthritis

A good remedy for this disease is garlic juice. It must be taken inside 10 drops with warm milk. You can also apply a napkin soaked with garlic gruel to the sore spot.

Garlic with honey

Honey and garlic are used in medicine for many diseases.

Antibacterial, diuretic, antiseptic actions of garlic, when combined with honey, increase several times.

Together, honey and garlic can be used in such cases:

• with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• with problems of the stomach and liver;
• with kidney disease;
• with colds;
• in diseases of the oral cavity.

1. With angina pectoris

10 lemons should be passed through a meat grinder. Add 5 minced garlic cloves to them. Stir and add 1 kg of honey. Consume twice daily with hawthorn tea.

1. To strengthen the immune system

200 gr. pass the garlic through a meat grinder. Pour gruel with 100 grams of alcohol. Keep the tincture in a dark place for 20 days. The field of this liquid must be filtered and put for another three days in a dark, cold place.

Then add 10 grams of propolis tincture and 50 grams to this mixture. honey. Mix everything and take three times a day. Drink for two weeks, alternating: one day - one drop, the second day - two drops. So continue until the end of the specified period.

Garlic with lemon

The combination of these products strengthens the immune system and increases vitality. An infusion of them helps to fight various types of diseases.

To prepare the medicine, you need 10 lemons and chop the same number of heads of garlic, add 1 liter of melted honey, mix well and leave in a dark place.

Take one spoon three times a day.

1. To clean vessels

You will need an equal amount of garlic and lemons. Grind everything, put in a glass dish and pour three liters of boiling water. Infuse for four days, strain, consume 100 grams 3 times a day. Treatment must be carried out without interruption for two months.

sucking garlic

Even in ancient China, for the prevention and treatment of many diseases, it was recommended to suck on pieces of garlic. The cloves are finely chopped and placed under the tongue. From time to time they must be driven out in the mouth, mixing with saliva. If you do this every day before breakfast, your teeth and gums will be strengthened.

Does it lose its properties during heat treatment?

Even children know about the benefits of this vegetable. There is no more indispensable product for weakened immunity than this spice. But not everyone can consume it raw. There are many other ways to include garlic in your diet.

pickled garlic

Every housewife knows several recipes for pickling garlic. In this form, it is more palatable and does not have such a side effect as bad breath.

In addition, pickled garlic after processing does not lose its beneficial properties.

It is used in medicine as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial agent. In addition, pickled garlic is a preventive medicine against various viral diseases and colds.

It also helps fight atherosclerosis and scurvy. This product is very useful for people with heart disease. It dilates blood vessels, thereby having a beneficial effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular systems.

Boiled

Boiled garlic is widely used in folk medicine. But after heat treatment, this vegetable loses a lot of its vitamins and minerals. However, after cooking, it activates acillin, a substance that destroys bacteria and worms. Also boiled garlic is very useful for the liver.

Dried

Dried garlic can be in several varieties: garlic powder, in granules or in the form of flakes. The calorie content of such a product is quite high - 345 kcal.

A dried vegetable is not inferior to a fresh vegetable in its properties, almost all useful substances remain during processing.

Its chemical composition includes: choline, B1, B2, B5, selenium, B6, B9, C, E, K, PP, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper and manganese, iron, chlorine, iodine, cobalt, phosphorus and sodium .

It is used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases.

Black garlic: what kind of vegetable?

Such a vegetable has all the beneficial qualities inherent in fresh garlic, but at the same time it has a slightly different taste, color and, most importantly, after eating it is unnecessary to be embarrassed by bad breath.

• How to make garlic black?

The procedure consists in the process of fermenting a fresh vegetable at a high temperature. In other words, the spice quickly "gets old". The whole event lasts about a month. During this time, the concentration of amino acids, fructose, antioxidants, natural antibiotics increases in it, molecular compounds accumulate, which turn white cloves into black ones.

In addition to the fact that the product has its own unique gastronomic properties, it is used to treat immune and oncological diseases.

He also proved himself well in the treatment of cardiovascular pathologies, atherosclerosis. And due to the special effect on the process of cell regeneration, it contributes to the rejuvenation of the whole organism. In appearance, it resembles dried figs. At the same time, it does not have an irritating aroma and has a pleasant sweetish taste. It is used in its raw form both independently and as a component of various dishes, medicines.

Application in cosmetology

This vegetable has proven itself not only in medicine, but also in cosmetology. It makes skin healthy and beautiful, strengthens nails.

1. Mask for dry skin

Need to mix:

• 6 pieces of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l. cabbage juice;
• 2 tbsp. l. cream;
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• 2 tbsp. l. carrot juice;
• 2 egg yolks.

Gently apply to the skin, wash off after 10 minutes.

1. Wrinkle mask

Need to mix:

• 1 tbsp. l. garlic juice;
• 2 tbsp. l. carrot juice;
• 1 spoon of liquid honey.

Apply for 15 minutes, rinse with cool water.

1. Rejuvenating mask

Would need:

• grind 6 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of melted honey;
• 0.5 teaspoon of turmeric.

Mix everything, apply on face for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.

It will be required in the same proportions:

• garlic juice;
• wax;
• crushed white lily flowers.

Everything must be held in a steam bath for 10 minutes. After cooling, grind until smooth. Lubricate problem areas every day.

1. Mask for strengthening hair

Garlic must be peeled and minced. The resulting mass is rubbed on dirty hair and skin. Then the head should be wrapped for two hours. If the hair is dry, add olive oil.

Use for weight loss

There are special techniques developed on its basis, allowing you to get rid of excess weight.

Ways to lose weight with garlic:

1. You will need to crush 2 cloves of garlic and mix it with 200 grams of water. Drink this drink on an empty stomach and before going to bed.
2. Grind 2 cloves of garlic, pour in 2 tsp. vinegar. Consume every day 20 minutes before meals.
3. Grind 50 grams of garlic, mix with 100 grams of olive oil, add paprika or rosemary. This mixture should be added to various dishes.

There is no person who does not know what garlic is. It is a very popular and widespread vegetable. It is used as a seasoning for dishes, consumed as an independent product, put in jars with marinades, used for treatment and prevention. Probably there is no more demanded plant.

The use of garlic in folk medicine comes from ancient times. Garlic has a lot of useful properties, so our ancestors gladly included garlic in every meal. Our grandmothers tried to feed us with garlic at the first sign of a cold. Researchers say garlic has been cultivated and used in medicine for over 5,000 years.

Useful properties of garlic. Garlic contains a variety of useful substances, vitamins (A, C, B1, B2, B6, PP), essential oils, flavonoids, organic acids and the most important trace elements for humans (potassium, calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, chromium, iodine etc.) Such a vitamin-mineral composition has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system.

In addition, garlic stimulates the production of bile, improves intestinal motility, helping to fight digestive disorders.

Another important ability of garlic is the ability to lower blood pressure, providing a preventive effect with a tendency to hypertension.

How to use garlic correctly? Did you know that all the benefits of garlic are revealed only with its proper use. That is why Healthy Life recommends that you consume garlic only in crushed form, due to the fact that the medicinal substance allicin contained in it is synthesized only when its cells are destroyed. Therefore, before using the garlic, peel each clove, chop it into small pieces and leave to stand for 10-15 minutes. Only after that garlic can be eaten and receive all the medicinal components.

Exactly the same actions must be done with garlic before adding it to food raw or for heat treatment. Garlic is valuable because it is not afraid of temperature, that is, many of its medicinal properties are preserved even after cooking a dish with garlic on fire or in the oven. However, you can get the most benefit from garlic if you eat it raw.

Garlic has a destructive effect not only on bacteria, but also on viruses, so it can defeat diseases such as herpes, flu, stomatitis, pneumonia, staphylococcus aureus.

Contraindications to the use of garlic. Garlic preparations should not be used by patients with kidney disease, in the presence of epilepsy, pancreatitis and pregnant women. Garlic is contraindicated during an exacerbation of hemorrhoids, with gastritis with high acidity, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. It is worth remembering that garlic juice can cause dermatitis, and an overdose or heavy intake can lead to spasm of the coronary vessels of the heart and brain.

Garlic has many beneficial properties. Another useful property is its positive effect on the cardiovascular system of the body. Garlic cleanses blood vessels, makes them more elastic, strengthens the walls of blood vessels.

Recipes for the treatment of garlic cardiovascular system.

1. Garlic treatment of atherosclerosis.

Garlic-honey mixture. Mix garlic juice and honey in a ratio of 1: 1 or 1: 2. Eat the mixture in 1 tsp. 3-4 times a day before meals for 2-3 weeks;

Garlic tincture No. 1. In addition to fighting atherosclerosis, garlic tinctures have a tonic effect. Crush 50 g of garlic, pour a glass of vodka and leave to infuse in a warm place for 3 days. Take 8-10 drops diluted in 1 tbsp. l. cold boiled water three times a day;

Garlic tincture No. 2. Peel and wash 300 g of garlic, fill it with alcohol and leave to infuse for three weeks. Tincture should be drunk 20 drops added to half a glass of milk once a day;

Garlic tincture No. 3. Fill one-third of a half-litre bottle with finely chopped garlic, top with alcohol or good vodka, and seal well. Leave to infuse in the sun or in a warm place for 2 weeks.

Drink the tincture once a day before dinner. Start taking 2 drops diluted in a spoonful of boiled water at room temperature, and the next day increase the dose by 1 drop per day. When you get 25 drops, start reducing the dose in reverse order until you get to two drops. Then take a break for 2 weeks and take the course again.

2. Garlic treatment of atherosclerosis and postinfarction cardiosclerosis.

Nut and garlic mixture. Mix equal amounts of chopped walnuts, garlic gruel and unrefined sunflower oil. Store the mixture in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator or in a dark, cool place. Take 1 tbsp. l. 1-2 times a day;

Cahors mix. Take a gruel from a head of garlic and pour 0.7 liters of Cahors wine. Leave the mixture for a week in a dark, cool place with occasional shaking. Drink the infusion should be 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day before meals;

A mixture of tinctures. Prepare vodka tinctures: 75 ml of garlic (1:10), 30 ml of alfalfa grass, 20 ml of ginger rhizomes. Mix all tinctures and store in the refrigerator. It is necessary to drink a mixture of tinctures 20 minutes before a meal, 0.5 tsp. three times a day with water;

Infusion of garlic with mistletoe and hawthorn. To prepare it, take 50 g of garlic, 25 g of white mistletoe grass and the same number of blood-red hawthorn flowers. Mix the ingredients and separate 3-6 tsp, which must be poured with 3 cups of boiling water. Leave the collection to brew overnight, strain and drink 3 glasses during the day.

Garlic-lemon infusion. Take 1 head of garlic and 2 medium sized lemons. Grind everything and pour a liter of warm boiled water. Leave to brew for 2 days, strain and drink 1 tbsp. l. three times a day for 1.5-2 months.

3. Treatment of cardiosclerosis with shortness of breath, coronary heart disease.

Garlic-lemon-honey mixture. To prepare it, mix gruel from 10 heads of garlic, juice from 10 lemons and a kilogram of honey. The resulting mixture must be infused in a closed container in a dark, cool place for 7-8 days with occasional stirring.

Take the mixture once a day for 4 tsp, but do not swallow immediately, but chew one spoonful after another. The prepared volume should be enough for two months of treatment. Then you can take a break for 3-4 weeks and repeat the course if necessary;

Garlic dill mixture. Take 250 g of garlic slurry, add 25 g of crushed dill seeds and 350 g of liquid honey. Mix everything and insist in a dark, cool place for a week with occasional stirring. The mixture is consumed in 1 tbsp. l. three times a day 30-40 minutes before meals;

Oil-garlic infusion. Make a pulp from a head of garlic and pour a glass of unrefined oil. Leave to brew for a day and add the juice of one lemon. Mix everything and leave to brew in a dark, cool place for about a week with occasional shaking.

The infusion should be taken in 1 tsp. three times a day half an hour before meals for 25-30 days. Then you can take a break and repeat the treatment if necessary.

4. Garlic to lower cholesterol.

Gum and garlic oil. Take daily 15-20 g of gum (resin), which is taken from apricot, cherry, plum trees. Along with this, take 1 tsp three times a day. garlic oil or 1/3 tsp. garlic powder;

Infusion of garlic with hawthorn. Fill the third part of the bottle with garlic gruel and pour vodka or alcohol. Pour a bottle of pharmacy tincture of hawthorn fruit there. Leave the mixture to infuse for 2 weeks in a dark place. Shake every day.

After straining, take 5 drops diluted in 1 tsp. boiled water at room temperature, three times a day before meals. A healthy life draws your attention to the fact that, in addition to lowering cholesterol, this infusion removes spasms of cerebral vessels.

Cancer treatment with garlic.

Treating cancer requires consistency and discipline. Official medicine has in its arsenal not so many means for the treatment of cancer, however, they are not always effective. In order for the treatment of oncological diseases to be successful, it is necessary to carry out complex treatment. Traditional medicine methods can strengthen a weakened body and help it fight a deadly disease.

Today Healthy Life invites you to get acquainted with the method of treating cancer using garlic, which is known for its medicinal properties.

Treatment of cancer with garlic: recipes.

1. Take garlic juice on an empty stomach according to this scheme: first drink 10 drops for 5 days, the next 5 days - 20 drops, every next 5 days increase the intake by 10 drops until you get 1 tbsp. Garlic juice should be washed down with half a glass of fresh or canned (in alcohol or vodka 1: 1) plantain juice. Wait half an hour and eat 1 tbsp. l. honey. So you need to take 3 months, and then start reducing the amount of juice, returning to the original 10 drops. In this case, plantain juice should be taken in 1 tbsp. l. 4 times a day for a year.

At first, it will be unpleasant to swallow garlic juice, as a burning sensation appears. Reception may be accompanied by a headache. Treatment should be continued, and the body will gradually adapt.

2. Treatment of cancer of the tongue, oral cavity. In these diseases, garlic oil is used. Grind into a gruel 1 kg, put in a container and close tightly. Leave to infuse for 30-40 minutes so that the garlic juice drains into the lower layers of the garlic. Remove half of the top of the gruel, and pour the remaining 0.5 kg of the lower part of the gruel with a liter of unrefined sunflower oil. Leave to infuse in a dark, cool place for 15 days, shaking the mixture occasionally. After that, let the infusion settle and drain the upper part through a multilayer gauze. Store the resulting infusion in a dark, cool place. Use the mixture for 1 hour - 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 times a day in this way: hold the oil in front of your mouth and suck like candy, do not swallow.

With this method of treatment, irritation of the mucous membranes may begin, which soon disappears.

3. Treatment of cancer of the nasopharynx. Bury your nose every 3 hours with one drop of garlic juice in each nostril.

4. Treatment of cancer of the esophagus. Mince garlic cloves and separate 1 tbsp. l. gruel. Add a liter of milk to it and put on fire. After the milk boils, boil over low heat for 20 minutes in a container with a closed lid. Strain the milk and take 100 ml three times a day for a long time.

5. Prevention of neoplasms of the mammary gland. Take 100 g of garlic juice, 2 tbsp. walnut leaf powder and the same amount of stinging nettle. Pour half a liter of liquid honey over everything and mix well. Store in a dark cool place. Use the mixture to strengthen the body's immunity.

6. Treatment of cancer of the uterus and breast. Take half a liter of 60-degree alcohol and fill it with a collection consisting of herbs (St. and slurry of garlic in the amount of 2 tbsp. l. Leave to infuse for 2 weeks, shaking the mixture occasionally. Strain after insisting. Use like this: 1-2 tbsp. l. add tinctures to a glass of boiled water at room temperature and drink in small sips throughout the day. In addition, make it a habit to drink about 200 ml of carrot juice diluted with 1 tbsp. l. vegetable garlic oil.

You can use an infusion with a simplified composition. Take 100 g of fresh marigold flowers for half a liter of 60-degree alcohol. Leave to infuse in a dark place for 10 days with occasional shaking of the contents. After insisting, strain and drink like this: add 1 tsp to a glass of water. tinctures and drink throughout the day in sips. In addition, every day, eat about 200 g of carrot gruel with the addition of gruel of 3-5 cloves of garlic and 1 small head of onion.

7. Prevention of cancer. For this purpose, it is useful to use garlic vodka tincture 1 time per day, 25 drops, diluted in a glass of warm boiled milk 15-20 minutes before meals. Tincture is taken for 7 months - from October to April.

Alternative treatment of lung diseases with garlic.

Garlic is effective in the treatment of many diseases, however, lung diseases are a direct indication for garlic treatment. The wonderful composition helps garlic to cope with bronchial asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and even tuberculosis and lung abscess.

Alternative treatment with garlic: recipes.

1. Treatment of bronchial asthma.
- treatment with garlic oil. To prepare it, you will need 100 g of oil and 5 large cloves of garlic, which must be finely grated and mixed with salt to taste. Butter should be spread on bread, added to mashed potatoes and pasta to get rid of asthma attacks;

Treatment with garlic-horseradish mixture. To prepare it, you will need 100 g of garlic gruel, the same amount of horseradish gruel, 150 g of butter. Mix all components and heat in a boiling water bath with constant stirring. After cooling, add another 600 g of honey and mix.

Store the resulting mixture in a dark, cool place in a tightly closed container and eat 1 tbsp. l. an hour before meals for 2 months;

Treatment with garlic tincture. This tincture helps not only with bronchial asthma, but also with chronic rheumatism, gout, chronic gastritis with low acidity. To prepare it, you need 100 g of garlic slurry per 150 ml of vodka. Leave the mixture to infuse in a dark, cool place for two weeks with occasional shaking. After filtering, the bottle should be wrapped in orange cloth or paper and stored in a dark, cool place.

The tincture is taken 25 drops diluted in half a glass of warm milk three times a day 15-20 minutes before meals. This tincture is recommended to be taken from October to April. If you start in other months, then take at least one and a half months;

2. Treatment of pneumonia.
- treatment with garlic oil. Prepare according to the pattern described in the treatment of bronchial asthma. Garlic oil has a good bactericidal and softening effect.

3. Treatment of influenza, accompanied by a cough.
- treatment with decoction with vinegar. Take 750 ml of good quality wine or apple cider vinegar and add a medium-sized clove of garlic to it. In addition, add 2 tbsp. l. black elderberry flowers, the same number of calendula flowers, 1 tsp. cloves, the same amount of cinnamon and nutmeg. Boil the mixture in a boiling water bath for an hour.

After cooling, strain, add boiled water to the original level. Then add 5 g of camphor previously dissolved in 50 ml of alcohol. Drink a decoction of 1 tsp. three times a day;

Adjika treatment. Twist a kilogram of ripe tomatoes and 50 g of garlic in a meat grinder. Add 200 g of horseradish, grated. Mix everything and salt to taste. Pour the mixture into glass jars, seal tightly and store in the refrigerator.

Take 1 tbsp. l. before meals three times a day. Children can be given 1 tsp. before meals three times a day. The mixture should be consumed warm. Garlic for colds and flu helps to quickly cope with diseases and avoid consequences.

4. Treatment of acute bronchitis.
- treatment with flaxseed mixture. To prepare it, you will need 50 g of crushed flax seeds, 15 g of ginger powder and the same amount of anise fruits. Everything must be mixed well with half a kilogram of garlic-honey mixture. The mixture should be taken 15-20 minutes before meals, dessert spoon 2-3 times a day.

5. Treatment of pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis.
- treatment with tincture of birch buds. To prepare it, you need to take 2 tbsp. l. crushed birch buds in 2 cups of vodka and leave to infuse for 5-7 days with occasional shaking. After straining, squeeze out the remainder. The resulting tincture should be mixed in equal amounts with garlic vodka and 5 tbsp. l. honey. Mix everything and store in a cool place.

Tincture is taken in 1 tbsp. l. 15-20 minutes before meals three times a day for 2-3 weeks;

Treatment with a mixture of garlic, horseradish and oil. To prepare it, take 1 kg of butter and 400 g of horseradish gruel and garlic gruel. Mix everything and leave to infuse in a boiling water bath for 15-20 minutes. After that, cool the broth and add 4 kg of natural honey. Mix everything well and take twice a day before meals, 50 g each;

Garlic treatment. On the first day, you need to eat 30 g of garlic, and in the next one, gradually increase it over a month and a half and bring it up to 90-120 g. In the next month and a half, the volume should be reduced to the initial 30 g per day.

In addition, Healthy Life recommends breathing garlic vapours. At the same time, rub your back and chest with fresh garlic juice, combined in equal amounts with vegetable oil.

6. Treatment of lung abscess.
- treatment with tincture of garlic. To prepare it, take 40 g of garlic, pour 100 ml of vodka and insist in a closed container for 2 weeks, shaking occasionally.

Drink tincture should be 10 drops, diluted in 1 tbsp. l. boiled water at room temperature half an hour before meals 2-3 times a day for 2-3 weeks.

Garden garlic is one of the most famous vegetables, common everywhere. Garlic was popular in many ancient countries. "Smelly rose" was called by the ancient Greeks, who used it many thousands of years ago. Useful properties of garlic - against colds, infectious diseases, as a means of increasing male potency were used even then. The healing effect of garlic during epidemics is mentioned in ancient herbalists.

What does garlic look like

This bulbous garden plant belongs to the lily family. It has a fibrous root, a straight stem up to 80 cm high, which ends at the top with a flower-bearing arrow bent into a ring. Leaves are linear, flat, keeled below. The bulb is ovoid, consists of small teeth with a pungent odor, burning taste.

Garlic blooms - June, August. Flowers are bisexual, regular umbellate inflorescences. Wild occurs - India, Arabia. Bred in many countries.

Harvesting garlic

Garlic is harvested when the leaves, the neck above the bulb begins to turn yellow, dry out, but the tops are still half green, drooping. The bulbs are dug up, cleaned from the ground, tied in bunches, hung to dry in a shady place. With good ventilation, you can dry at home. Store in wooden boxes with holes. It is advisable to sprinkle with sawdust, ash or salt.

The use of garlic in traditional medicine

It has excellent taste, a huge number of useful properties. Widely used in folk and traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases. Use the bulb of garlic, the aerial part of the plant. Does not have a toxic effect on the body. To avoid the smell of garlic, chew a piece of lemon, parsley or rinse your mouth with milk.

Infusion of garlic on water: 4 cloves of garlic, 200 ml of boiling water, leave for an hour, filter.

Recipe for alcohol tincture of garlic: relieves obesity, removes lime deposits, has a good effect on metabolism, vascular elasticity, prevents heart attacks, the appearance of tumors, is good for vision. Cleaned 350g, finely cut, rubbed. 200 g of the mass is poured with a glass of alcohol 96%, tightly closed. The vessel is kept in a dark, cold place for 10 days. Then filtered, defended for another 3 days. Drink with milk 10 drops three times before meals for a month. A second course is carried out only after 5 years.

Garlic water: 4 slices rub with a grater, add a glass of warm water. Cork leave for 3 hours, occasionally mixing the contents. To keep your teeth and gums healthy, rinse your mouth three times a day.

Red wine garlic tincture: a chopped head of garlic is added to a bottle of good red wine. They drink a glass before dinner for immunity, with severe stress.

Inhalations with garlic: wonderful remedy for colds. A few cloves of garlic are placed in a saucepan with a thick bottom, a liter of water is added, and kept for 20 minutes over low heat. Then cool slightly, add a spoonful of lemon juice. Breathe over the steam until the water cools down.

Garlic for aging: 10 heads are crushed, a liter of honey, juice from ten lemons is added. All products are mixed, tightly closed, left for 10 days. Two months use slowly once a day 4h.l. The results of treatment are noticeable after 10 days. Shortness of breath, constant fatigue disappears, a good sleep appears.

Blood cleansing: once a week, it is advisable to drink a glass of milk into which, immediately after boiling, 2 finely chopped slices were thrown. Milk with garlic is not boiled, tightly sealed, kept for a quarter of an hour. Then decant, immediately drink a warm composition.

Obesity, shortness of breath: 400 g of garlic, juice of 30 lemons tightly closed, kept for 24 days. Use a teaspoon with 100 ml of water 1 time in the evening for 20 days in a row.

Garlic for atherosclerosis: a common cause of the disease is lifestyle, nutrition. Disease prevention is important. To prevent the disease, eat garlic, dishes with it. The tincture is especially useful - 50 g of crushed garlic, 200 ml of vodka are kept for 3 days. Use 10 drops with 1 tsp. water three times a day throughout the year.

Garlic tincture for joints: a glass of finely chopped garlic, 0.5 liters of vodka. Insist tightly closed for 2 weeks, sometimes shaking. Applied for rubbing externally, inside - a teaspoon three times before meals. At high pressure, when the head is often spinning, general weakness - 20 drops of tincture are diluted with half a glass of water.

Intestinal atony: accompanied by impaired bowel movements. The main sign of constipation. Compositions with garlic have a mild laxative effect, so they are often used to treat this disease. Take 2 tbsp. milk, drip 15 drops of garlic juice. Consume three times before meals.

Fungus: a teaspoon of salt is diluted with a liter of boiling water, allowed to cool. Rub a large clove of garlic, add 1 tbsp. salt water. All mix well, add another 4 tablespoons. salt water. The composition treats problem areas.

Whooping cough in children: 5 teeth are crushed, a glass of milk is added, boiled for 10 minutes. Use several times a day.

Cold: gruel of garlic is mixed with butter, the composition is rubbed into the chest in the evening.