Benefits of Garlic ( Lahsoon )

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Botanical name:- Allium Sativum
Indian name:- Lahsoon
                                                              Garlic has been highly valued for centuries all over the world for its health building qualities. Its mineral and vitamin contents are calcium, phosphorous, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. It also contains traces of iodine, sulphur and chlorine.
                                                             The bulbs yields an essential oil containing allyl propyl disulphide, diallyl disulphide and two other sulphur compounds. They also contain antiseptic and hypotensive or causing low blood pressure principles - allicin, allisatin I allisatin II.

Benefits:- 

1. Tuberculosis:- A decoction of garlic boiled in milk is a wonderful drug for tuberculosis. One gram of garlic, 250 ml of milk and a litre of water are boiled together till it reduces to one fourth of the decoction.It should be taken thrice a day.

                                      Taken in sufficient quantities , it is a marvelous remedy for pneumonia.

2. Asthma:- Three cloves of garlic boiled in milk can be used every night with excellent results in asthma.

3. Digestive disorders:- Crushed cloves of garlic can be infused in water or milk and taken for all disorders of digestion. It has an antiseptic effect and is an excellent remedy for infectious diseases and inflammations of the stomach and intestine.

4. Worm expeller:- Garlic is an excellent worm expeller. 

5. Diarrhoea:- It is also good in treating various forms of diarrhoea. One garlic capsule taken thrice a day is sufficient to correct mild cases of diarrhoea or dysentery. For more persistent cases, upto 6 capsules a day can be taken. Garlic has the ability to destroy harmful bacteria in the intestines without affecting the beneficial organisms which aid digestion.

6. High Blood Pressure:- It is one of the most effective remedies for lowering the blood pressure. Pressure and tension are reduced because it has the power to ease the spasm of the small arteries, besides relieving symptoms of dizziness, shortness of breath and formation of gas within the digestive tract.

7. Rheumatism:- In Russia, garlic is used extensively for the treatment of rheumatism and associated diseases. Even in Britain, garlic is recommended for rheumatic afflictions. Its anti-inflammatory property accounts for its effectiveness in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism.

8. Blood disorders:- It has been found to help remove toxins, revitalize the blood, stimulate circulation and promote intestinal flora or colony of bacteria that prevent infection by harmful bacteria.

9. Whooping cough:- Syrup of garlic should be taken in doses of 5 drops to a teaspoon, two or three times a day.

10. Skin disorders:- Pimples disappear without a scar when rubbed with raw garlic several times a day. The process is further helped by also taking the garlic internally to purify the blood.

11. Heart attack:- Garlic helps to break up cholesterol in the blood vessels, thereby preventing any hardening of arteries which leads to high blood pressure and heart attack.

12. Aphrodisiac effect:- Garlic has a pronounced aphrodisiac effect. It is a tonic for the loss of sexual power from any cause. It also treats sexual debility and impotency caused by overindulgence in sex and nervous exhaustion from dissipating habit.