Join | Log in

Channel Button

Home > Health & Fitness > Nutrition > Nutrition & Health Issues

Health benefits associated with using garlic 17 Articles

  • 1 of 17

    by GraMarie Walker

    Garlic has a long, respectable history of attributed health benefits and medicinal use. Allium Sativum was held in such high esteem that sculptures and paintings depicting garlic bulbs have been found dating back more tha...read more

  • 2 of 17

    by Thresia Paulose

    Garlic is a poor man's treacle. It is an invaluable asset of medicinal wealth given by nature. It can be used wonderfully for various diseases. The health benefits associated with garlic are numerous! Dating back to 6000 y...read more

  • 3 of 17

    by Serenity

    Mmmm Garlic: Sure it may smell a bit repugnant and is known in many horror films as a vampire's worst enemy, but actually garlic is quite a fascinating work of nature. In fact, according to medical studies,garlic ha...read more

  • 4 of 17

    by Lisa Barger

    In traditional Chinese medicine, garlic is a yang food used to promote energy, warm the stomach and remove toxins. In Ayurveda garlic is a powerful lymph and blood tonic used to cleanse Ama and Kapha. And in modern Weste...read more

  • 5 of 17

    by Gea Barker

    Garlic The Panacea of the Kitchen When you mention garlic in most social situations, you'll get responses ranging from 'I love it' to 'it makes my breath stinky'. Historically, garlic was used for everything from worth...read more

  • 6 of 17

    by Rex Trulove

    There are very few medicinal herbs that have such a wide range of uses as garlic. It is also one of the longest used herbs, having been used tens of centuries ago. Garlic, as well as other members of the Onion family, ha...read more

  • 7 of 17

    by Simon Hall

    Aside from being one of my favourite foods, garlic is one of the key ingredients that give many sauces their great flavour. Garlic is a promising ally in the fight against cancer, helping the body neutralize potent carcino...read more

  • 8 of 17

    by Reverend Ashira Goddard

    Since medieval times garlic was eaten as vegetable and was thought to possess magical powers against evil sources. In Homer's Odysseus it was used to keep a sorceress from turning him into a pig. The Egyptians would hold...read more

  • 9 of 17

    by RubySamy

    Garlic is practically used all over the world, since ancient times for flavouring various dishes. It belongs to the onion family and needs no introduction as such. Because of its healing powers it is used since so many cen...read more

  • 10 of 17

    by Dr Nash

    Garlic has been used since antiquity for its postulated medicinal values. It is one of the top-selling herbs for different health problems including high-cholesterol. What does Garlic have? Garlic (scientific name = Al...read more

  • 11 of 17

    by Dave Franklin

    Garlic is one of the easiest thing to grow in the garden, the most useful herb to have in the house and boasts one of the most interesting heritages of all plants. Grown from seeds or cloves, it is very cold tolerant and s...read more

  • 12 of 17

    by Shenni Bubb

    Health Benefits and Uses Garlic and it's highly esteemed health benefits and medicinal properties, have long been known.. Garlic has for so long, been classified as the world's herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation w...read more

  • 13 of 17

    by Sweet Stuff

    Garlic is popularly associated with garlic-bread,but that's not all this small vegetable is good for,it's also great if you want some seriously bad breath! Naah!just kidding! Garlic has many medicinal properties. 1.For i...read more

  • 14 of 17

    by Marie Gerber

    I have heard of numerous benefits to including garlic in your diet. However, treating cold sores (herpes simplex) is the only medicinal use of garlic that I know from experience to be effective. Unfortunately, I get pesky ...read more

  • 15 of 17

    by Mahaswetha Duddala

    The Natural Capsule Folks, I would really like to share my knowledge about this natural capsule, a herbal "wonder drug" a natural mosquito repellent. That is none other than GARLIC' Did you know this natural capsule con...read more

  • 16 of 17

    by Amarendran Ramanan

    the common garlic which is used widely in oriental cuisine has been known to have many medicinal virtues. Including garlic in your daily diet not only purifies your blood but it also improves circulation and prevents he...read more

  • 17 of 17

    by SiMpLe ImPliCaTiOn

    Garlic (Allium sativum) health benefits and medical properties have been known for centuries. Its therapeutic properties are nothing new; Sanskrit records reveal that garlic remedies have been in use in India 5,000 years a...read more

Debate Icon

Cast your vote!

Truth or fiction: No milk for adults

Click for your side. Must be logged in.

Summer Rewardathon

Join Helium

91914

Featured Partner

Northwoods Wildlife Center

Northwoods Wildlife Center has partnered with Helium, giving you the chance to write for a cause. Browse Northwo...more

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User Agreement | DMCA

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA