Garlic is rightly recognized as the leader among spices. It has been known in Europe for over 5000 years. The ancient Greeks used garlic for snakebites, and the Romans were convinced that the vegetable gives remarkable strength, strengthens the spirit and is a cure for many ailments. Chinese healers used garlic for diseases of the respiratory and circulatory systems, digestive tract, rheumatism, vitamin deficiency, and skin diseases. And the Japanese make all medicines for malignant tumors on the basis of garlic. The named vegetable also helps with coughs.
The composition and benefits of garlic
More than 400 different constituents of this common vegetable will provide ARVI prevention with a daily consumption of only 2-3 cloves.
Garlic contains essential oil with glycoside and allin, which have an effect similar to antibiotics of the penicillin series. The bulb of garlic contains 8-10 mg of vitamin C, and the leaves - up to 55 mg. Garlic bulbs also contain carbohydrates, polysaccharides, inulin, phytosterols, B vitamins, as well as vitamins A, D, PP, minerals (iodine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium), trace elements, silicic, sulfuric and phosphoric acids.
Allicin, a natural antibiotic, and garlic oil make up 0.1 to 0.3% of all garlic pulp. It is allicin that gives garlic its famous pungent odor.
Phytoncides, antimicrobial substances, kill many types of bacteria and have long been used for poisoning and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Recommendations for use
Garlic penetrates the human body even through the skin. Its pungent and pungent odor can be easily defeated by chewing on some lemon, parsley, or a slice of celery root. Gargling with milk can also help remove bad breath. If the smell sticks to your hands, rub your palms with salt and rinse them with warm water.
Garlic is not recommended for pregnant women, as well as people who follow a diet or special diet, as garlic stimulates the appetite.
Garlic should be excluded from the diet when:
- ulcer and diseases of the duodenum;
- chronic gastritis and other stomach problems, since the vegetable affects the walls of the stomach and disrupts natural digestive processes;
- diseases of the liver and kidneys, due to the irritating effect of garlic;
- epilepsy.
As you know, heat treatment destroys almost the entire complex of vitamins in food. Therefore, it is advisable to consume garlic raw for maximum benefits.
Garlic is a rather capricious product in storage. It quickly loses its qualities, becomes soft and black. Store the vegetable out of direct sunlight in a cool dry place. It is undesirable to keep the garlic in the refrigerator, because of the damp air, the product can rot.
Consume only a quality product. It should be dry and firm to the touch. If the garlic is soft, it is a low-quality vegetable. Do not use garlic with sprouted cloves: such fruits are suitable only for planting, they have few useful substances.
Garlic cough medicine recipes
Cough garlic has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, expectorant effects and speeds up metabolic processes in the body. The excellent bactericidal properties of garlic will help to quickly cope with microbes and eliminate the cause of the inflammatory process.
- Garlic honey milk. This recipe will help calm coughs and separate phlegm.
- Bring 1 cup milk to a boil and toss 3 whole garlic cloves into it. Boil the garlic until soft and mash. Cool the drink slightly and add honey to the warm milk to taste. You need to take the product 1 glass a day. For children under 12 years of age, the dosage should be halved.
- Garlic water. Boil 1 liter of water, add 5 peeled garlic cloves, cook for about 5 minutes. Strain the broth, take 100 g 2 times a day 30 minutes before the main meal. You can add some honey to the drink.
- Garlic Serum. Bring 150 g of whey and 3 minced cloves of garlic to a boil and cool. Drink 1 teaspoon 4 times daily before meals. For flavor, you can also add honey to your medicine, or just eat some beekeeping product right after taking the remedy.
- Garlic tortillas. For one tortilla, pass about 10 garlic cloves through a press. Put the crushed garlic on cheesecloth and apply the compress to the chest for 20 minutes. If the patient feels uncomfortable, the lozenge should be removed immediately, as garlic can severely burn the skin. It is also useful to wipe your feet with garlic gruel at night; after the procedure, you should wear warm socks. This treatment is suitable for dry coughs.
- Garlic juice. The remedy will help with any cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Pass 4-5 cloves of garlic through a press, you should get 1 tablespoon of garlic juice. It should be taken after the main meal 3 times a day. If you experience any discomfort, drink the juice with clean water.
- Honey and garlic sauce. Mix garlic juice with honey in a 1: 1 ratio. Take 1 coffee spoon 1 hour after the main meal up to 4 times a day. Store the sauce for no longer than 24 hours.
Potion. Ingredients: 1 head of garlic; 10 onions; 1/2 liter of milk; mint juice; 2-3 tablespoons of linden honey. Peel the onion, cover with milk and simmer over low heat until soft. Grind the garlic with a press and add it to the milk along with the mint juice. Wipe all ingredients, stir thoroughly and cool. Add honey and take 1 tablespoon every hour.- Garlic with honey and lemon. Prepare a lemon-honey mixture. To do this, melt 1 cup of honey in a water bath, add 3-4 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Chop 2-3 cloves of garlic and add to the honey-lemon mixture. Stir and keep in a water bath for about 10 minutes. Then add 1/4 cup water and reheat. Refrigerate the mixture, take 1-2 tablespoons several times throughout the day.
Potion. Ingredients: 1 head of garlic; 10 onions; 1/2 liter of milk; mint juice; 2-3 tablespoons of linden honey. Peel the onion, cover with milk and simmer over low heat until soft. Grind the garlic with a press and add it to the milk along with the mint juice. Wipe all ingredients, stir thoroughly and cool. Add honey and take 1 tablespoon every hour.Garlic inhalation
Hot and cold garlic inhalation is an incredibly effective remedy for the treatment of a lingering cough after bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza and acute respiratory viral infections.
Inhalation should be used for:
- chronic bronchopulmonary diseases (asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis);
- rhinitis, sinusitis, sinusitis, frontitis;
- colds and viral diseases at normal body temperature;
- complications of influenza and acute respiratory infections.
Hot
- Pour 1/2 liter of water into a 2-3 liter enamel pot and boil.
- Chop 8 medium garlic cloves with the husk with a knife.
- Place the garlic in boiling water and simmer, covered, for about 4 minutes.
- Turn off heat and add 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
- Cool the liquid to 80-85 ° C so as not to burn the mucous membranes with hot steam. Lean over the pan and inhale the steam with your eyes closed, covering your head with a towel, according to the following scheme: inhale slowly with your nose - exhale, repeat 2-3 times, then take a deep breath with your mouth - exhale 2-3 times. You need to breathe in the steam for about 12 minutes until the liquid cools down.
- The procedure must be carried out twice a day, the best effect of inhalation is at bedtime.
Cold
In the event of a fever, when any hot inhalation is prohibited, cold procedures are perfect. Place the garlic gruel in a teapot and inhale its smell alternately through your nose and mouth. The procedure should last about 15 minutes and be repeated several times a day. For an additional effect, before going to bed, a saucer with chopped garlic is placed near the patient within a radius of 30 cm. The smell helps to sanitize the air in the room.
