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Article #282: Garlic: Multipurpose Herb for All Common Health Problems

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Garlic is an ayurvedic herb that is pressure. It is very helpful in
having such a diversified field of maintaining the normal levels of blood
action. Since prehistoric times, garlic pressure and also facilitates the proper
has been used in treating number of circulation of blood throughout the body.
diseases. You would be surprised to know It is also helpful in cleaning the plaque
that garlic is part of every Indian formation that occurs in the arterial
kitchen due to its healing properties. walls in the body and is the root cause
Garlic is supposed to be a divine herb of heart attack. It is also very helpful
and is a part of many classical ayurvedic in decreasing the increased lipid in the
medicines. It is considered as one of the body their by manages triglycerides and
best herb that helps in maintaining the cholesterol in the body.
digestive tract to the optimum level. · Natural mosquito repellent - garlic
Below are the some of the various contains a very peculiar smell that is
application of garlic due to presence of certain chemical
· Cholesterol - garlic is very helpful agents that acts as repellent to
in lowering the cholesterol levels. It mosquitoes. This properties of garlic was
assists in lowering the LDL (low density widely used in India in ancient times to
lipoprotein). LDL is considered as the avoid mosquitoes interfering in the life
bad cholesterol as it deposits in the of hum causing disease like malaria,
arteries that might lead to a condition sickle cell anemia and various other
known as atherosclerosis. Arthrosclerosis disorders
is a disorder in which plaque gets · Powerful antibiotic - garlic is known
deposited in the arteries thereby for its antibiotic activities. Garlic is
blocking the normal flow of blood very helpful in suppressing any kind of
eventually leading to heart attack. infection that gets prevailed in the
Garlic is responsible for increasing the body. It is a powerful antibacterial
levels of HDL (high density lipoprotein). agent that is very effective in fading
It is known as a good protein that helps away any kind of infection that is
in pacifying the affect of bad protein present in the body especially in the
and helps in protecting us from major blood. Though researches have also proved
heart related troubles. the action of garlic as a broad spectrum
· Common cold and flu - garlic is one of antibiotic but it has been seen that it
the best remedy in treating cold and has antiviral activities also. There is
flus. It is being time tested remedy and one of the classic properties of that as
has been put to application since per the antibiotics of the contemporary
centuries. Garlic is hot in potency and medicines garlic does not gets resistant
is a powerful agent that helps in to the bacteria's thereby we don't have
suppressing any kind of infection to change the antibiotic again and again.
flourishing the body. It improves the · Skin related ailments - garlic is also
immunity of the body thereby is very helpful in treating the skin related
helpful in protecting body from various problems as it is a good agent that curbs
ailments. It is also blessed with the the infection in the body. It is also
properties that make it a mucolytic agent helpful in reducing any kind of pathogens
thereby expelling out the extra mucus in the blood and also improves the
that gets accumulated in the body. circulation. Due to this increased blood
· High blood pressure - garlic is circulation the vital tissues and the
considered as the boon for people skin gets fully nourished that leads to
suffering from hypertension or high blood the good and glowing skin.






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