Garlic

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Garlic

• Roma Patel

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Welcome BackDoes any one have any questions or
comments from last weeks lecture???
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Todays Agenda

• Introduction about Garlic.
• History of Garlic.
• What are the uses?

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What is Garlic?

• Garlic is common name. It came from Latin name
  Allium Sativum.
• It belongs to the onion family Alliaceae. It
  includes shallots and leek.
• Garlic has been used throughout recorded history
  for both medicinal and culinary purposes. The
  garlic bulb is divided into sections called
  cloves.

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History of Garlic

• Garlic was a most common ingredient in
  Mediterranean and Europe.
• European beliefs once considered garlic a
  powerful ward against demons, werewolves, and
  vampires. To ward off vampires, garlic could be
  worn, hung in windows or rubbed on chimneys and
  keyholes.

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Garlic

• Everyone should consume 2-4 gram/day to stay
  healthy.
• Local grocery store, farmers market, vitamin
  shop contain fresh garlic or garlic pills.
• Garlic can be eaten raw, cook in meal or can
  taken as pills.

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Facts About Garlic

• Garlic has germanium in it. Germanium is an
  anti-cancer agent, and garlic has more of it than
  any other herb.
• It can helps to regulate the body's blood
  pressure. Whether blood pressure is low or high,
  garlic can help equalize it.
• Garlic helps strengthen body's defenses against
  allergies.
• It helps loosen plaque from the artery walls.
• It regulates blood sugar levels

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Facts About Garlic Cont.

• It help to kill and expelling parasites such as
  pin worms from the human body.
• Garlic contain protein, potassium, Vitamins A, B,
  B2 and C, Calcium, Zinc and many others.
• It also thin blood like Aspirin.

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Garlic and Health

• Garlic and Heart
• Lower blood pressure
• Decrease platelet aggregation
• Lower serum triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol (
  the bad type) levels
• Increase serum HDL-cholesterol (the good type)
  and fibrinolysis (the process through which the
  body breaks up blood clots.)
• Plus it stimulates the production of nitric oxide
  in the lining of blood vessel walls, a substance
  that helps them to relax.
• As a result of these beneficial actions garlic
  helps to prevent arteriosclerosis and thereby
  reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.

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Garlic and Health Cont..

• Garlic and Cancer
• Garlic contain anticancer and antioxidant
  compounds like quercetin, diallyl sulphide, allin
  and ajoene.
• Garlic can block cancer causing agents like
  nitrosamine and aflatoxin.

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Garlic and Health Cont.

• Garlic and Immune System
• Garlic has antioxidant property, so it will
  protect us with bacteria and some viruses
  attacks.

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Garlic and Health Cont...

• Garlic and Weight Control
• Garlic contain Allicin, which prevent weight
  gain.

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Garlic and Health Cont..

• Garlic work as anti-inflammatory
• It contain the sulfur compounds, which have been
  found to have anti-inflammatory effects by
  inhibiting the activity of inflammatory enzymes.
• Along with vitamin C this can make garlic a
  protection against the pain associated with
  arthritis and asthma attacks.
• Vitamin C also increases body oxygen levels and
  interferon production which are both good for
  treating herpes.

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Garlic As A Home Remedies

• For ear infection.
• For scratchy throats Put a small slice of garlic
  in your mouth and suck on it for 10-15 minutes
  and that will relive the throat pain.
• The juice of fresh garlic mixed with salt can be
  applied to bruises, sprains and ringworms.
• For cold chop up 4 cloves of raw garlic and eat
  or use it as a garnish in soups.

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Garlic As A Home Remedies

• Cut raw garlic and rub the cut edge on the tooth
  and gums a couple of times a day to stop
  toothache.
• Take fresh garlic cloves and crush them, apply to
  warts until they disappear.
• Crush a clove or two onto a dessertspoon then add
  olive oil and down the hatch. you get the
  benefits of raw garlic with none of the breath
  issues.
• Garlic to clear sinuses. Melt some butter and add
  minced garlic cloves, spread on toast and eat.

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Garlic Side Effects

• Over eating garlic can lead to odor on the skin
  and breath, can cause heartburn, upset stomach
  and allergic reactions.
• Garlic can also thin the blood, so people who are
  having blood disorders, having surgery and women
  who will deliver a baby, they need to be careful
  about consuming it either fresh or in a
  supplement form.
• Side effects from taking garlic supplements
  include headache, fatigue, loss of appetite,
  muscle aches and dizziness.

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References

• Garlic Health Benefits (n.d.). Best Herpes
  Treatments. Retrieved from http//www.best-herpes-
  treatments.com.
• Garlic NCCAM Herbs at a Glance (n.d.). National
  Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  NCCAM. Retrieved from http//nccam.nih.gov/healt
  h/garlic.
• World, D. (2008). Garlic Facts Remedies and
  Health Benefits of Garlic. Disability News,
  Information and Resources - Disabled World.
  Retrieved from http//www.disabled-world.com.

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Any Questions?
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Thanks For Listening