10 Reasons Why Garlic is So Good for You !
Garlic is gifted by nature with the five prime tastes (out of the six tastes) viz. sweet, salty, bitter, astringent and pungent; of which bitter taste is more prominent. Therefore, as it is advocated in Ayurveda Nutrition that you need to include all the six tastes in diet every single day, inculcating the herb of Garlic in your daily diet regimen could promise you with better gains! This is not all, read on.
Ayurveda recommends the Herb of Garlic
Garlic or Lahsun, according to Ayurveda, is considered to be a stimulant and a rejuvenator. Natural properties of this herb include being hot in action, slimy and heavy and providing with bitter aftertaste. Also, the herb of Garlic is carminative, a good diuretic and has a distinctive property of renewing the damaged body tissues.
10 Reasons Why Garlic is So Good for You !
1. Garlic juice mixed in some quantity of boiled and cooled water is a good disinfectant and a natural healer for ulcers and wounds.
2. In case of joint pains, the juice extracted from Garlic when warmed and massaged into the joint provides relief from the pain as well as swelling.
3. Milk boiled with a few Garlic bulbs is useful for vigor and vitality.
4. For some skin disorders, especially gangrene and fungal infections, rubbing of the Garlic juice into the skin is helpful.
5. The use of Garlic has been seen in heart disease because of it’s property of being a natural stimulant. Therefore it would be of extreme use to swallow two to three fresh bulbs daily on an empty stomach. Those suffering from high blood pressure could derive similar benefit.
6. Intake of Garlic can be regulated moderately during menses in the women suffering from scanty menses and to relieve pain during the menstrual flow.
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7. The varied properties of Garlic reveals that it helps in digestion, it has soothing action on the brain, good for the eyes, useful in the diseases of the throat and also helps to remove parasites from the intestines.
8. Garlic contains unique virtue to fight toxins and enhancing the general body resistance against a disease.
9. Be it Hypertension, Cough and Bronchitis, Joint Pains, Tuberculosis, Asthma, Dyspepsia or Indigestion or even simple Wounds; a variety of disorders can be benefited by the regular intake of Garlic.
10. There is another distinctive healing benefit of Garlic which comes as great aid in case of physical trauma. This is because Ayurveda believes that Garlic not only tends to relieve swelling, but also helps in reunion of the broken bones.
Precautions with Garlic Intake
Garlic should be used with care in those with hot temperament, especially the Pitta or Fire types, as Garlic is by itself hot in action and thus could aggravate heat in the body system causing related diseases. Also rarely though, some people have shown intolerance to Garlic. They should avoid the same so as to remain away from any allergic disorders.
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Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also a Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant at Herboveda and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga
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