GARLIC, a Nutritional Superstar
GARLIC may be small, but its benefits are mighty.
GARLIC is packed with vitamins B and C, manganese, selenium, iron, copper and potassium. In fact, this little vegetable gives you a lot more than just bad breath. It also gives you allicin, an oily chemical compound found in garlic that packs a super food punch.
GARLIC is an important medicinal plant used in many Ayurvedic pharmacology texts and practices since long time.
Its properties are described as follows;
RASA (taste) - madhura (SWEET), lavana (SAVOUR), kadu(HOT), thiktham (BITTER), kashayam (ASTRINGENT)
GUNA -(qualities) - snigdha (OILY), theekshnam (STRONG, PIERCING), pishchilam (UNCTOUS GREASY), guru( HEAVY), saram (INDUCES MOBILITY, CAUSES DIARRHEA, PURGATION, LAXATIVE)
VEERYAM (power) - ushnam (HOT)
VIPAKAM (TASTE AFTER DIGESTION)- kadu ( HOT)
EFFECT ON TRIDOSHA: Balance Vaatha and Kapha increases Pitta
Ayurveda consider Garlic has medicinal properties to increases vitality, calms down the emotions associated with Vaatha imbalances, helps to regulate menstrual cycles, destroy dangerous worms in the intestine, helps urination better., controls blood pressure, controls fat growth, and helps to relieve pain in ears, and teeth.
Following are some traditional applications of Garlic, recorded in a Malayalam book, Medicinal Plants . Edited by Dr.Nesamani,, published by State Institute of Languages, Government of Kerala 1985., 2012.. I have tried same / similar treatments many times in my life to get pain relief and have seen such practices throughout India.
HANU STHAMBAM is a state of disorder when a person experience pain to open or close the mouth and jaws feel stiff.
Treatment: 1 gram thrice daily intake of a paste made from 0.8gm fresh garlic and 0.2gm himalayan salt. The same paste can be applied for relief on areas where pain is felt.
Stomach ache, stomach inflation, stomach gas troubles, Gulmam ( a disorder when parts of stomach inflame with pain)
Treatment : Mix equal amounts of fresh Garlic paste, powdered Dill seeds and Asafoetida powder, together and make small balls like tablets of 1gm weight. Dissolve each in hot water and drink three times daily for one week.
Pain inside the stomach due to the presence of Worms in the intestine, a disorder caused mainly by eating bad food, and associated indigestion Treatment : Equal amounts of fresh Garlic, Vizhalari seeds powder (EMBELIA RIBES, VIDANGA, ) and Kaatu Jeera seeds powder (PURPLE FLEABANE) mix together and roll into small balls of tablet size of 1gram weight and swallow one tablet a day in morning before food for one week.
When a person experience suffocation due to mucus in the chest and in conditions of Pneumonia, Bronchitis
Treatment : Cook few fresh garlic cloves in unrefined mustard oil till cloves turns brown. Apply the oil and on areas of pain in the chest . Also drink twice a day, half tea spoon juice made by mixing one tea spoon of Fresh garlic juice and 2 mill liters of fresh milk.
For pain inside ear
Treatment: pour two drops of fresh Garlic juice three to four times till pain disappears.
For conditions of gastrointestinal reflex, acidity and common gas troubles
Treatment: Roast equal amounts each of fresh Garlic and Cumin seeds in Ghee or coconut oil and consume one tea spoon a day with food.
For conditions of general arthritis
Treatment: Take one table spoon daily of the paste made from fresh garlic crushed with 10grams of milk butter
For conditions of itching and pain between the toes, bursting of skin in toes
Treatment: Apply a paste made from equal amounts of of fresh garlic and fresh turmeric rhizome crushed together
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Vascular diseases refer to medical conditions that narrow blood vessels. Narrowed cardiac or cerebral arteries can lead to myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke. Risk factors including atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes may induce either cardiovascular or cerebral complications. Based on current research, garlic favorably affects atherosclerosis, hypertension and diabetes, and helps decrease the risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Garlic has been utilized for hundreds of years as a natural health remedy… Read more here
Allicin is supplemental drug derived from fresh garlic. So go ahead and help yourself to an extra clove in your next recipe… Read more here
