Garlic
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Scientific Name: Allium Sativum
Parts Used: Bulb/Root bud
Cautions:
Healing Properties
How to Use:
Grow It/Harvest It Yourself:
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).
Scientific Name: Allium Sativum
Parts Used: Bulb/Root bud
Cautions:
- High doses are best avoided in pregnancy and lactation; they may lead to heartburn or flavor breast milk
- May irritate sensitive skin when applied topically
- People taking anticoagulant drugs should consult their doctor before taking garlic supplements
Healing Properties
- Immune tonic, antibacterial, antiviral, antimicrobial, alterative, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, hypotensive, digestive, anti-catarrhal
- Good for cancer prevention and treatment
- Helps lower cholesterol and high blood pressure and reduces the risk for heart disease
- Good for colds, headaches, heart problems, respiratory issues and digestive upsets
- Stimulates the immune system
- Used for parasites
- Good for external use on skin (wounds, infections, fungi)
How to Use:
- Add fresh cloves to food (most medicinal value is found in the fresh cloves). Best if you can let it air for 3 minutes after peeling.
- Can be taken in store-bought capsule or extract form.
- Tea/Infusion (best consumed immediately, but can be stored in the fridge for up to 48 hours):
- Cover 3-4 fresh bulbs (chopped) with room temp water. Let steep for 6-8 hours. Strain & drink (can warm in saucepan slightly if desired).
- Oils: Apply externally, or add 1-2 drops to drinks or directly on tongue (make your own by slicing a garlic clove and adding a small amount of olive oil; heat briefly and strain before use).
- Syrup (Can be stored longer - up to 2 weeks in the fridge, or frozen indefinitely):
- Pour 1 quart boiling water over 1 pound of fresh, sliced garlic. Let steep for 12 hours then add enough sugar or honey until dissolved and desired consistency. Take in 1-2 teaspoon doses every 3-4 hours.
- Tincture (Can be stored longer - generally last for 2+ years and some say potency increases with age):
- Soak 1/2 pound peeled cloves in 1 quart of vodka, brandy or rum (approximately 37.5% alcohol). Leave jar in a cool dark place for 2 weeks, shaking daily. Strain, and use as needed. This will keep for up to a year, take 1/2-1 teaspoon daily.
- Steam Inhalation:
- Put up to 10 drops oil into a large bowl. Add 2 cups boiling water. Lean over the bowl and cover your head completely with a towel. Inhale steam for 10 minutes (or as long as you feel comfortable). Make sure to stay in a warm room for 30 minutes after to allow your airways to return to normal.
- Add oil or minced garlic pulp to other oils, ointments or creams and apply directly to skin.
- Compress: Soak a cotton ball or gauze in hot tea/infusion or tincture (4 teaspoons tincture to 2 cups hot water) and apply to area affected. Note: it may be beneficial to use a cold compress instead, for some types of headaches for example).
- Poultice: Use a cotton ball or piece of gauze about 3 times the size of the area needing treatment. Fold in fresh, mashed herb and place it in a shallow dish. Pour boiling water on it and soak for 5 minutes. Remove poultice from water and place on affected area. Replace when it cools (or put a heating pad on top to keep warm).
- Suppositories (anally inserted)/Pessaries (vaginally inserted): Make a mold by folding tinfoil into small holders (about 1/2 inch wide by 3/4 inch long). To make 6: Using a large double boiler, fill lower pan with water. Melt 1 Tablespoon cocoa butter in top pan. Remove from heat and add 8 drops garlic oil, mix well and pour into the mold. Let set and remove the tin foil. Store between layers of waxed paper in a sealed container.
Grow It/Harvest It Yourself:
- Buy Garlic Seeds
- Zone: Any
- Soil pH: 4.5-8.3
- Rich, deep, moist well-drained soil
- Full sun to partial shade
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).