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tions associated to diabetes thanks to its hypoglycemic
properties.
In phytotherapy, garlic is highly recommended and
advised, when suffering from gastrointestinal disorders such as colics, flatulences, diarrheas, or parasitic
infections. But preferably raw.
Be careful to consume garlic moderately in cooked
dishes. Removing carefully the inner bulb responsible for digestive disorders may help take advantages
of theses benefits. Consuming it raw,by conserving the
bulb and always in small quantity,it becomes a power-

ful natural antibiotic. Four to five times per week is enough
to fully benefit from it. Does not worth having it in all the
meals!
Then, add the crushed garlic to salads, soups, sauces, seasonings and marinades to gather in its benefits for health.

....But with black garlic too
Obtained following a fermentation process, black garlic is
less rich in allicine but is fuller of antioxidant than traditional white garlic for a same weight .In 2009,Japanese scientists
demonstrated that the tumor that attack animals diminish
more with black garlic . Other usefulness is also attributed
to black garlic: the reduction of cholesterol or the treatment
of psoriasis.
From a nutritional point of view, black garlic brings greater
quantity of phosphorus, calcium and proteins. Studies still
conducted in Japan show that it contributes to the improvement of physical abilities and of metabolism of glucose, reduction of tiredness, recovering from a flu state and good
maintenance of heart.

Possibility of home-made preparations
For chewing: a clove of garlic once or twice a day.
In infusion or decoction: a glove of fresh garlic in a water-cup
to let infuse for 3 to 5 minutes. Drink 1 to 3 cups everyday
As vermifuge: 4 gloves of garlic grated to be boiled in a cup
of milk. Let macerate all the night and drink a cup in the
morning on an empty stomach. Renew the taking till the
elimination of the worms.
In topical application: the crushed garlic will be used as cataplasms or emplastrums to fight against cutaneous infections,
warts and joint pains or muscle aches.

The garlic, a beauty ally ?
Often avoided for its strong odor that provides with bad
breath, garlic may amaze with its benefits on the body and
its beauty properties.
Garlic contains high allicin grades, a sulfur compound similar to the one found in onions that is used to treat efficiently
hair loss. To make oil for hair-loss prevention, let a clove of
chopped garlic macerate in olive oil for a day. Filter the oil and use it to massage the scalp. Renew the process once or
twice a week. Note that the odor of the garlic disappears as soon as the hairs are washed and dried!
Destroyed, broken or dull, the nails lose their strength for many reasons (domestic chores, deficiency in vitamin A
etc.) The sulfur contained in the garlic helps nails be strengthened and grow more quickly. We just need to rub them
with some garlic every evening for a week and it’s done.
Acne is a skin disease caused by inflammatory injuries of pilosebaceous follicles. Typically, it appears on the face
and sometimes on the neck and the upper trunk. The antiseptic and antibacterial properties of garlic help avoid secondary infection and accelerate healing when associated with a medical treatment. To help cure acne, consume a lot
garlic, preferably raw!
For a cataplasm against corns and warts, crush a clove of garlic and apply it directly on the part to be treated after
protecting the healthy skin around with an adhesive tape. The results are satisfactory in less than 15 days.