Garlic contains hundreds of minerals and nutrients. It is a herbal, natural and harmless aphrodisiac. Researchers recommend that two to three cloves of raw garlic should be chewed daily.
Garlic helps with digestion as it is gastric stimulant. It acts in many areas such as;
• It acts as an anti fla tulent, carminative and diaphoretic.
• It stimulates the kidneys and is diuretic in nature.
• It is a tonic, giving strength & vitality
• It is an expectorant having a special effect on the bronchial and pulmonary secretions
• It is beneficial for eyes & brain.
• It helps to heal fractured bones
• It is a great antiseptic.
• It has allicin, which has the property to destroy germs which are not killed by penicillin. As such, it is a very powerful germicidal.
• It rehabilitates sexual malfunctions.
• It improves functional activity of heavy smokers.
• Half a raw garlic clove a day can increase body activity to dissolve blood clots, thereby preventing heart attacks and strokes.
• A couple of raw garlic cloves daily can bring blood cholesterol levels down in heart patients.
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