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Helpful Hints About Garlic
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How to Buy Garlic
The fresher the bulb, the more healing essence it has. Always try to get the freshest garlic available and, if possible, organically grown, pesticide-free bulbs. Feel the bulb to see if it’s firm and plump. If it feels brittle and dry, it is aging and not fresh. Garlic bulbs can last for weeks, even months, especially if kept in a cool, dark place, but for healing purposes, you want the best. Discard cloves that seem too dry, moldy, damp, or have sprouted.
You Can Grow It
Garlic is part of the allium family along with onions, leeks and scallions. It needs a long, cool growing season so you should plant it in the fall for spring harvesting. It comes in “sets” like onions, ready for planting. You can get them through mail order catalogs if they are not available at your local gardening store.
Is Garlic Safe to Take?
Garlic supplements are said safe to take, with no severe side effects reported by those taking garlic supplements.
Garlic supplements and blood thinners.
There have been reports of a possible interaction between garlic and warfarin that could increase risk of bleeding. Therefore, if you are taking anticoagulant medications such as aspirin and warfarin, taking large amounts, either fresh or in supplement form, is not recommended.
It Clears Up Acne
Acne is a combination of inflammation and bacterial infection, two problems that garlic addresses directly. It also improves circulation, so that its healing effects can be delivered to the small capillaries in the face where it’s needed most.
Is garlic an aphrodisiac for men?
Possibly! Garlic contains nitric oxide synthetase (NOS), an enzyme that is primarily responsible for causing the penis to become erect. Studies show that garlic can increase the production of NOS in men who are low in this enzyme.
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