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Useful properties and applications of garlic


Botanical characteristics of wild garlic

Wild garlic grows in areas shaded woods, in moist places in the foothills, also it can be found in meadows, subalpine and forest belts. Ramsons is a plant herbaceous, perennial, has two basal leaves oblong, flowers small flowers white, collected in dense umbels on the top of the plant. Ramsons – or rather, its leaves emit quite a pungent essential oil, for this reason this plant is quite extensive clearings, as other plants not able to cope with the onslaught and retreat away. The clearing with a wild garlic is popularly called "bear meadow", but such meadows are famous for not only as food but also as a glade with medicinal plant that can facilitate people a large number of different ailments.

Garlic herb can be used fresh or dry, salt or even sour, like fermented cabbage. Dry the leeks to a well-ventilated warm place or in the shade outdoors. Quite often, from make garlic tincture: fresh plant pour vodka in the ratio of 1 part of the plant to 4-5 parts of vodka. A tincture of garlic can be applied externally as rubbing at neuralgic, radicality, rheumatic pains, or pains from injuries. This tool can be used inside as antimicrobial, anti-sclerotic, slightly stimulating and tonic daily two or three times a day for 30-40 drops to one teaspoon.

Medicinal properties of garlic

Garlic, as mentioned above, contains a strong essential oil, in addition, the leaves of this plant has a large number of vitamin C, the ascorbic acid content in the plant depends on the height of the place where it grows, i.e. the higher in the mountains grows the leek, the more ascorbic acid. In addition, garlic is rich in protein, soluble mineral and nitrogen-free extractives, and it also contains quite a large number of phytoncides, which have a high antibiotic action. It has long been in folk medicine, wild garlic the same as garlic, used as a therapeutic agent. The second name of garlic is "wild onion", the peoples of the Caucasus started to eat much before the cultural types of the plant. Saladprepared from the fresh leaves of wild garlic, helps to improve appetite due to increased release of gastric juices, it is very useful for functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

To use wild garlic in its raw form is recommended for hypertension, in the treatment of atherosclerosis, just the lack of vitamin C, and also as a sedative. In ancient Greece, the wild garlic is considered the plant which is, so to speak, to "support courage." Chopped leaves of wild garlic and the juice has been successfully applied externally for various skin diseases, especially with the appearance of herpes and warts.

Healers of folk medicine still advise to use the infusion of garlic for fever and rheumaticky pain, they RUB the sore spots. Prepare infusion simple: take 10-20 grams of garlic and brew 1 Cup of boiling water. Alcohol tincture of garlic used in the form of rubbing and lotions, in addition, the intake of alcohol inside the infusion helps in the treatment of cough of different origin. Raw wild garlic is used in various diseases of the thyroid gland, and also in Hypo - and gipertireoze. Using wild garlic for the treatment of thyroid diseases and atherosclerosis, can not be afraid of medication of hyperthyroidism, even if you use it for a long time. For the treatment of wild garlic – salt and sour – can be used along with fresh plant.

In the ancient medical "Herbalist"refers to a good ability of garlic to protect, i.e. it was used as a relief drug of a plague (epidemic) cholera, typhoid, and besides – as a remedy for contagious diseases of cattle. Excellent antibacterial properties, leaves"bear bow". If only two or three minutes to chew a piece of garlic in the mouth "kill" all the harmful microflora, as it has distinguished from the leaves of the garlic volatile substances – phytoncides. These substances also contribute to the development of human tissues and their restoration.

If you find the right dosage, volatile able to strengthen the nervous system, stimulate the activity of the heart muscle, improve metabolismand enhance the secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract.

Thanks to the efforts of our Patriotic scientists, it became known that the wild garlic as a plant, uniting a group of garlic, not only in alcoholic extracts, but in the water can lower blood pressure and increase urination and also increase the strength of heartbeats, while slowing the pulse.

As you know, "bear onion" is a favorite food of many different Nations, especially the garlic appreciate early springat a time when a person has vitamin starvation because of the fact that other vegetables and fruits are not yet ripe. Fresh young shoots, leaves and stems used as a filling for making pies, large pies, and also to dishes of meat and fish as a replacement for Luke. Garlic loses its beneficial properties when zastivanje store to use in place of garlic and onions.

Contraindications to the use of garlic

Wild garlic, on the application of modern physicians should not be consumed by pregnant women and people suffering from such diseases as gastritis, stomach ulcer, and epilepsy. Large quantities of therapeutic preparations of garlic should not be consumed, as this can cause a cardiac disorder. If you exceed the amount of garlic, and may develop insomnia, headache and diarrhea to open.