One of the world's oldest crops: Garlic
Why you should be consuming this ancient, disease-fighting herb.
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Why you should be consuming this ancient, disease-fighting herb.
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Garlic is one of the oldest known crops in Europe and Asia. Native to Central Asia, garlic is part of the culture of civilizations in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Writings from ancient Egypt and India dating back 5000 years mention garlic.
Writings from ancient Egypt and India dating back 5000 years mention garlic.
The therapeutic effects of garlic are mainly due to the impressive activity of its bioactive compounds, such as organic sulfides, saponins, phenolic compounds, and polysaccharides.
There are more than twenty well-known polyphenolic compounds in garlic.
There are more than twenty well-known polyphenolic compounds in garlic.
Garlic is considered a functional spice because of its diverse array of nutritional constituents, phytochemicals, and fiber.
It contains:
- high levels of potassium
- phosphorus zinc
- sulfur
- selenium
- calcium
- magnesium
- manganese
- iron
- vitamin A and C
- B-complex
It contains:
- high levels of potassium
- phosphorus zinc
- sulfur
- selenium
- calcium
- magnesium
- manganese
- iron
- vitamin A and C
- B-complex
Garlic benefits include:
- reduce the risk of diabetes & cardiovascular disease
- protects against infections
- antimicrobial
- antifungal
- anti-aging
- anti-cancer properties which confirmed by epidemiological data from human clinical studies
- reduce the risk of diabetes & cardiovascular disease
- protects against infections
- antimicrobial
- antifungal
- anti-aging
- anti-cancer properties which confirmed by epidemiological data from human clinical studies
Moreover, garlic has been used in traditional medicine to treat indigestion, respiratory and urinary tract infections, and cardiac disorders and it showed carminative, antipyretic, sedative, aphrodisiac, and diuretic effects.
"Supplementation with Garlic favorably modifies endothelial biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk and suggests that Garlic can be used to suppress chronic inflammation in obese individuals."
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"garlic extract to be effective in reducing blood pressure in individuals with uncontrolled hypertension similarly to standard blood pressure medication."
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"Garlic to reduce hypercholesterolemia showed a significant reduction in total cholesterol levels"
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"credible evidence for an association between garlic intake and colon, prostate, esophageal, larynx, oral, ovary, and renal cell cancers has been reported"
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"Several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of its administration or application in resolving symptoms associated with warts, denture stomatitis, venous ulcers, and skin wounds."
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