Garlic Scientific Name
Allium sativum
Garlic Other Names
English: Garlick
German: Knoblauch
Chinese: Syun tauh
Hindi: Lehsun
Sanskrit: lshunm
German: Knoblauch
Chinese: Syun tauh
Hindi: Lehsun
Sanskrit: lshunm
What is Garlic?
Garlic is Native to central Asia, South Asia and southwestern Siberia. It is also known to be world’s oldest cultivated crops. Garlic’s name originates from Garleac. It is from the lily family and relates to onion, leeks, chives and shallots. This strong smelled sulphur containing plant is mostly used to boost immunity and increases the ability of the body to fight against various infections. The allyl sulphur compounds in Garlic give it a distinctive smell and pungency.
Garlic is been used in Ayurveda for treating cold and cough and it’s symptoms by facilitating the release of mucus from the respiratory tract. It helps to maintain healthy body weight by boosting metabolism. Scientifically, garlic is found to promote cardiac health by maintaining the levels of good and bad cholesterol in the blood. It acts as a vasodilatory agent that widens the blood vessels, thus preventing plaque formation in arteries (which can later lead to Atherosclerosis) and managing blood pressure levels. The anti-oxidant property of garlic also helps in reducing the oxidative stress in the body further lowering the chances of blood clot formation, heart disease and cancer.
Common forms of Garlic
Raw Garlic, Juice, Capsule and Softgels
Garlic is commonly used for:
- Bronchitis
- Breastfeeding Problems
- Preventing Atherosclerosis
- Curative Cold Sores
- Managing Diabetes mellitus
- Preventing and mananging high cholesterol
- Reducing obesity
- Sciatica
- Earache
- Rheumatism
- Thrush
- Laryngitis
- Managing colo-rectal cancers, Stomach cancer and Prostate cancer
- Toothache (Odontalgia, dentalgia, odontodynia, odontogenic pain)
- Athlete’s Foot (tinea pedis)
- Vaginal Yeast Infections
- Urinary Tract infection (Cystitis)
- Earwax
- Influenza
Garlic Dosage
Raw Garlic: 1-2 raw garlic cloves.
Juice: 5-10 ml once or twice a day
Capsule: 1-2 capsule in day.
Oil: 2-5 drops or as per your requirement.
Juice: 5-10 ml once or twice a day
Capsule: 1-2 capsule in day.
Oil: 2-5 drops or as per your requirement.
Garlic Side-effects and Warnings
Common side-effects: Vomiting if consumed in large amount.
Not so common side-effects: Not known.
Pregnant or Nursing Mothers: Avoid excessive therapeutic doses
Children: Not known.
Not so common side-effects: Not known.
Pregnant or Nursing Mothers: Avoid excessive therapeutic doses
Children: Not known.
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