| > | | | | per cent. |
| Garlic health benefits and medicinal properties have | | | | 3. Regular amounts of garlic seems to also help the |
| long been known. Garlic has long been considered a | | | | body fight off infections. These antibacterial effects |
| herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation in folklore for | | | | were first discovered in the early 19th century during |
| preventing everything from the common cold and flu | | | | an outbreak of infectious fever. |
| to the Plague. | | | | 4. Garlic lowers total cholesterol (but raise the |
| There are two main medical ingredients which | | | | good-type HDL cholesterol) |
| produce the garlic health benefits: allicin and diallyl | | | | 5. It produces more "natural killer" cells in the blood |
| sulphides. | | | | that will tackle infections and tumours. |
| 1. Garlic makes a wonderful health supplement but | | | | 6. It lowers blood pressure. |
| the garlic cure is no substitute for the basics: sensible | | | | 7. Reduce the risk of blood clots (that are responsible |
| eating and appropriate exercise. Garlic should be seen | | | | for most heart attacks and strokes) |
| as part of a healthy lifestyle - not as an alternative | | | | 8. Destroys infection causing viruses and bacteria. |
| to it. Always consult your doctor first regarding any | | | | 9. Reduce the risk of certain cancers, in particular, |
| medical condition. | | | | stomach cancers. |
| 2. Scientists have also looked at the role garlic plays | | | | 10. Many studies showed that the organic ingredient |
| in helping prevent the formation of blood clots. A | | | | of garlic, allyl sulfur, another active ingredient in garlic, |
| review of recent clinical trials, published in the Journal | | | | are effective in inhibiting or preventing cancer |
| of Hypertension, showed that taking garlic tablets cut | | | | development. |
| volunteers' blood pressure by between one and five | | | | |