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Garlic Goodness
Garlic Goodness
According to most research to date, not only does it
help lower cholesterol, but it also apparently acts a natural
antibiotic, fighting bacteria, fungi, and other
microorganisms. Some say garlic is as effective as penicillin,
tetracycline, streptomycin, and other prescription
medications.
Herb-watchers are particularly excited by
what the research has to say about garlic's antibiotic
potential. One reason for this is that some pathogenic
bacteria are becoming resistant to widely used prescription
antibiotics, which are either naturally occurring or
synthetically derived. Their strength was that they were
developed to attack specific kinds of harmful bacteria. But
some bacteria have developed their own ways of resisting
attack, so the quest for more naturally occurring, less
specifically targeted antibiotics has ensued.
Garlic is
emerging as a clear alternative to prescription antibiotics.
Research outlines its potential to create an inhospitable
environment to a wide range of microorganisms, including at
least eight types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and some
fungi, such as Candida, the microbe that causes yeast
infections, according to information provided by the nonprofit
Herb Research Foundation in Boulder, Colorado. Specifically,
garlic extract surpassed penicillin, ampicillin, doxycycline,
streptomycin, and cephalexin in fighting eight of nine strains
of Staphylococcus, Escherichia, and Proteus,
according to the foundation. Moreover, like the herb
echinacea, garlic may possess the ability to enhance immune
function, making the body more resistant to infection, some
research shows.
Garlic reduces cholesterol and
triglycerides in the blood, reduces blood pressure, improves
circulation, helps prevent yeast infections, cancers, colds,
and flu. More than 2,500 credible scientific studies have
established garlic's potential to heal. At least nine
epidemiological studies show that garlic decreases the
incidence of cancer among those who consume it
regularly.
Excerpt from "Herbs for
Health", November/December
1998
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