Garlic is one of the most commonly used ingredients in cooking around the world. It makes food taste good, but it is also very powerful and can cure many ailments.
Consuming it raw can be an amazing and powerful medicine.
Garlic may decrease high blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent coronary heart disease and heart attacks. It can also stop the effects of atherosclerosis.
If you suffer from everyday health problems like hay fever, traveler’s diarrhea, colds, flu, insect bites, and fungal infections, a garlic bulb can help.
In addition, garlic can help you manage the symptoms of osteoarthritis, diabetes, and an enlarged prostate.
Garlic can improve your immunity and the body’s ability to eliminate toxins. When combined with onion and ginger, it can help you detox from chemotherapy.
How to use garlic?
The best way to consume garlic is raw, as allicin, its active ingredient, is decentralised by heat. Crush and slice the clove and let it sit for 15 minutes before eating. When you crush the bulb, it activates a reaction that makes the alicin more bioavailable.
It should be eaten on an empty stomach, because if the stomach is overwhelmed with food, it has difficulty processing and absorbing all the nutrients in the food.
Raw garlic and honey
Cut 2 to 3 cloves of garlic into small pieces. Mix them with a tablespoon of honey.
If you take this combination daily, you will feel more energized and healthier.
Garlic flu toner
Wear gloves if you have sensitive skin and don’t rub your eyes when making this toner, as some natural oils can trigger a rash or burn.
Ingredients needed:
- Half a yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 2 red chillies, also coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- Squeezed juice of 1 lemon
- Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar
How to prepare it?
In a 350 ml to 500 ml mason jar, place the coarsely chopped onion. Then, add the minced garlic. Follow with red chilies, seeds, and all.
Then, carefully place chopped ginger. Squeeze the lemon into a separate bowl, discard the seeds and pour in the juice.
At the end, add the apple cider vinegar and leave about a cm of space at the top. Close the jar and place it on the counter or in a pantry.
Now you can start using the tonic remedy for sore throat, cold, and flu.