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Parts used - bulb. Fresh juice is most effective.
Constituents - contains volatile oil which is composed of allicin and sulphur related compounds plus citral, geraniol, etc. Allicin is the major odour principle and taste of garlic, It is generated by action of the enzyme alliinase on alliin. Under normal conditions alliinase and alliin are separated from each other inside the garlic bulb. However when the bulb is cut or crushed, the two are brought together and allinase turns alliin (a non volatile odorless sulfur amino acid) into allicin (a pungent volatile sulphur compound.
- also contains enzymes, mucilage, protein and lipids.
- also contains selenium-best known source, has antioxidant activity.
- Properties- alterative, stimulant, diaphoretic, expectorant, antiseptic, antibiotic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, vulnerary, vermifuge.
- has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
- the ingredient allicin inhibits growth of various bacteria, fungi, amoebas.
- inhibits production of harmful bacteria in the colon, for influenza, common cold and any types of viral infections.
- is natural penicillin - it has only 1% of the impact of penicillin but it is more effective with gram negative bacteria than penicillin.
- lowers blood pressure and blood cholesterol- use garlic oil for earaches.
- for prevention and elimination of heavy metal poisoning from the body on a daily basis-due to sulphur content.
- is rubefacient and use as poultice in acute pectoral and abdominal inflammation and for drawing pustules and boils to a head- for canker sores
- use in cookery as an aid to digestion
- commonly used in formulas to help strengthen immunity to disease.
- onions are similar but not as strong.
Overdose- induces blisters, irritations or dermatitis in some people.
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Garlic syrup
- 1/2 pound peeled garlic buds
- equal amounts vinegar and distilled water(enough to
- cover garlic buds)
- 1/2 pint glycerine
- 1 1/2 pounds honey
Peel the garlic. Add equal amounts of vinegar and distilled water to cover the garlic. Use wide mouth jar, close tightly and shake well. Stand it in a cool place for four days. Shake it once or twice a day. Add glycerine. Shake the jar and let it stand another day. Strain the liquid with pressure through a sieve. Blend in the honey and place liquid in a labeled jar. Store in a cool place.
Optional: simmer three ounces of fennel seeds and/or caraway seeds for half an hour and add it to the mixture while it is steeping and before it is strained. Regular dose is 1 tsp three times a day.
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Vitlökens magiska gåva till Dig
Används som amulett och hängs upp i köket, vid terrassen eller ytterdörren för beskydd mot onda andar.
Ingår i ritualen Tvättning Av Min Magiska Plats, och som ingrediens i Skyddsandebrygd samt i Ostaras, Lithas, Lughnasadhs, Mabons och Samhains maträtter.
Stimulerar hårväxten och motverkar mjäll.
Matsmältningsfrämjande, antiseptisk och driver ut tarmparasiter.
Tillväxthämmande på bakterier och mögel.
UPPHOVSRÄTT ©
Enligt lag om upphovsrätt av den 30 december 1960 är ändringar eller omskrivning av innehållet i denna text, helt eller delvis, förbjudet utan medgivande av författarinnan Zorna, eller Zornas Utbildnings Centrum. Förbudet gäller även varje form av mångfaldigande genom tryckning, kopiering eller bandinspelning.
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Vitlök sänker halten kolesterol och triglycerider i blodet, sänker blodtrycket och blodsockret. Vitlök har också antiinflammatorisk, antibiotisk och maskfördrivande verkan. Vitlök är också kramplösande, väderfördelande och hämmar bakterie- jäsning i tarmarna. Vitlökens hormonverkan kan lindra besvären i klimakteriet.
