Do you believe in herbal values of garlic ?
By greenline
@greenline (14838)
Canada
November 6, 2010 9:30pm CST
I have been hearing about herbal values of garlic. With the advice of some of my friends, I have been trying garlic to keep my blood pressure under control, eating fresh garlic, adding into different soup preparations, and so on. It certainly is helping. Do you believe in herbal values of garlic ?
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22 responses
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
7 Nov 10
Hi greenline~ Yes, I do believe in eating garlic. I have always
heard that it does help lower blood pressure. In fact, years
ago I had an older neighbor who took "garlic supplements" that
were natural in capsule form and ate tons of garlic in cooking
too! I happen to love the taste and have high blood pressure!
But, unfortunately my pressure couldn't be controlled so I
have been on meds for about 20 years or more now and that
includes watching my sodium intake~
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Hello Opal. Good to see you, and thank you for your response. Salty foods certainly aggravates blood pressure. I have to be careful with salt intake too.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Yes, I believe in the herbal values of garlic, especially in keeping blood pressure under control, as you said. Thank you.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
7 Nov 10
hi greenline,
using raw garlic is very very useful to the health,and for free flow of blood in vesseals in our body,i am taking raw garlic since two year or more i have not remembered,but i take them with a some eatables daily, up 6 or 7 pieces daily and one piece with pepper seads,these are the secrets of my health,have a nice day
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Thank you for sharing your experience. That is very informative. Have a nice day !
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
7 Nov 10
Yes. And not only good as anti-hypertensive. It is also good source of organic germanium which is a good anti-oxidant that can help our immune system fight cancer cells. And not only that, it also has antibacterial property!
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Oh I see. That is very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing the information. Yes, many people like eating garlic in different ways.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
You are eating garlic in daily meals ? Oh, that is very good. Yes, garlic also gives a special taste to the food preparations. And, good for health too, as you say.
@yna410 (429)
• Philippines
7 Nov 10
Yes, I do believe in the health benefits of natural or organic foods such as garlic. Garlic has been widely used in herbal medicine. It's best used raw then crushed or chopped because some of its beneficial effects wear off when cooked. It has medicinal properties like antihypertensive or lowers blood pressure, antibiotic or fights some disease-causing bacteria, anti-fungal or problems associated with fungal infections, antioxidant which helps us keep ourselves healthy from within, among others. The proper use of garlic to prevent or manage some health conditions are encouraged in the health education or campaigns conducted by some health care professionals, however, they continue to remind people that it isn't the only or most effective treatment available. If symptoms persist or for worse conditions, it's advisable to seek appropriate medical treatment right away. In addition, garlic should be used in moderation because it has also its negative effects like any other medication. One negative effect is that it's irritating on our stomach once consumed in large amounts. Garlic should be a part of our healthy diet but it should not be treated as a substitute. It's still best to eat a wide array of nutritious and well-balanced food to maintain good health. =)
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
4 Jul 11
Garlic helps with Blood Pressure. I have never heard of that one. I know there are garlic pills out there but never knew what they could really help. But if garlic is good for Blood Pressure wonder why they do not tend to share this? I guess it is because then more people would try this instead of taking their Blood Pressure pills and more people being in danger of other things as well?
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Yeah, garlic is considered as a herb for different health problems. One of the problems is high blood pressure. There are other benefits too, I presume.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
26 Jun 11
I do believe in it. There have been so many articles, and so much research done on the subject that I do believe in the health benefits of garlic. Even Dr. Oz says it is good for the body. It is all natural so even if it had no health benefits it tastes good and is all natural. My Grandfather was from Italy, ate garlic every night and lived to by 97, that has to say something.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Dr. Oz says it too ? I didn't know that. That is very interesting. Yes, there have been a lot of research on the subject too. Thank you for the information.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Thank you for your response. I have been taking garlic in different food preparations these days.
@durgabala (1360)
• India
9 Nov 10
I use garlic in my preparations almost daily. it gives good taste to the dishes and are healthy too. i do not like it raw but like it mixed in the dishes.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Yes, garlic would give good taste to the dishes too. My relatives put garlic in many of the dishes they prepare. Very delicious too.
@tkonlinevn (6438)
• Vietnam
8 Nov 10
I have heard very much about this. But I have never tried it. I only use it such as spices in cooking.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Garlic is a popular spice in different foods, isn't it ? That probably is also because of the herbal value it has. Thank you for the response.
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
Oh yes I do believe in the herbal values of garlic. As a matter of fact, I trust more the herbal medicines than those of the synthetic. It's really feels good to go back to the basics. Besides, most of our modern health care products came from these herbal medicines.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Hello. Yes, I certainly agree with you. Many health care products are made from herbs. It is really very interesting.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
9 Jun 11
Yes I do. I belong to a family where we have a history of hyper tension. And I saw my aunts eat cloves of garlic just to control their blood pressure. Garlics are very popular ingredients in cooking, but they also have healing powers.
Garlics are effective decongestant, expectorant for cough and colds, relieves sore throats and sinusitis. They help lower blood pressure. When used externally they can be used for insect bites, burns and boils.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Thank you so much for the response and sharing the information. That is indeed very interesting, and good to know. I will note that garlic can help preventing cough and cold too.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
That is very interesting. That is new to me. I will do that when I have the toothache problem in the future. Thank you for the information.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Is that right ? I did not know that eating garlic prevents catching cold. Thank you for the information. That is interesting.
@saqi78 (1402)
• Malaysia
7 Nov 10
Yes, I do believe in herbal value of garlic, my father has high blood pressure and he always use garlic in his meal, when ever we prepare meal for him, we include garlic, it is normal in our society that people use garlic in their food and it is very good, beside this their are other herbs which are used traditionally from very long and they have their own value, but now due to the introduction of modern techniques and medicine people rarely use these herbs, in our villages if you ask from new generation they ll not know the herbal value of a certain plant but the old generation they know the value of different herbal plants....:)
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Yes, very much true. Older generation have a lot of knowledge about herbal medicines, and they still use a lot too. It is interesting learn from our seniors about different kinds of herbs.
@yna410 (429)
• Philippines
7 Nov 10
Yes, I do believe in the health benefits of natural or organic foods such as garlic. Garlic has been widely used in herbal medicine. It's best used raw then crushed or chopped because some of its beneficial effects wear off when cooked. It has medicinal properties like antihypertensive or lowers blood pressure, antibiotic or fights some disease-causing bacteria, anti-fungal or problems associated with fungal infections, antioxidant which helps us keep ourselves healthy from within, among others. The proper use of garlic to prevent or manage some health conditions are encouraged in the health education or campaigns conducted by some health care professionals, however, they continue to remind people that it isn't the only or most effective treatment available. If symptoms persist or for worse conditions, it's advisable to seek appropriate medical treatment right away. In addition, garlic should be used in moderation because it has also its negative effects like any other medication. One negative effect is that it's irritating on our stomach once consumed in large amounts. Garlic should be a part of our healthy diet but it should not be treated as a substitute. It's still best to eat a wide array of nutritious and well-balanced food to maintain good health. =)
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Thank you very much, indeed. That is an excellent presentation. Yes, garlic does have good herbal values, but of course could not be a substitute. And, overeating could be harmful too.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Hello. Did it help relieving toothache problem ? That is good to know too. Some thing new for me !
@shalibra (8)
• Malaysia
8 Nov 10
Yes, I do. Garlic is one of the safest and most plants can be expected to relieve high blood pressure. This is because, garlic can meet all the requirements of a good therapeutic agents for reducing blood pressure. additionally, garlic is reported as a safe ingredients in the treatment asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory disease.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
Thank you for sharing the information. I did not know that garlic can be good for treatment of asthma and bronchitis. That is new to me. Thank you again.