The Health Benefit of Garlic

The health benefits of garlic as an herbal "wonder drug" have been known for a long time.

Modern science has shown that garlic can have a powerful antioxidant effect. Antioxidants help to protect the body against damaging "free radicals".

Medical studies have shown that garlic can prevent dangerous blood clots, reduce blood pressure, prevent cancer, and protect against bacterial and fungal infections. According to The Nutrition Reporter.

The therapeutic roles of garlic have been described in more than 1,000 scientific studies, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and there is some evidence that it can assist in managing high cholesterol levels and improved memory and learning function. Garlic also can even be effective as a natural mosquito repellent.

But there is always the possibility of side effects because the raw garlic is very strong. So eating too much could produce problems, for example irritation of or even damage to the digestive tract.

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