From time immemorial garlic has been known for its remarkable qualities both as a flavouring and a unique natural medication.
The invigorating qualities of garlic were used many centuries ago in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans were certain that garlic could put heart and bravery to warriors. In China the vegetable was used to treat the diseases of lungs and intestines. It was also used as an antiseptic during plague and cholera epidemics. Russian physicians believed that garlic had medicinal qualities against snake bites, infectious diseases and plague.
Garlic is a wonderful prophylactic against a large number of diseases, flu first and foremost. The healing qualities of the vegetable were a mystery for ancient doctors. The secret was unveiled by Dr. David Mirelman from the Jerusalem-based Institute for Medicine. The scientist found out that garlic was rich with allicin – the substance that literally eats up pathogenic microbes in the body. Garlic neutralizes so-called free molecules, the source of long-lasting infectious processes. In addition, it fights dysentery and bile duct illnesses.
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