Raw food has good sterilization effect. During the heating process, the content of organic sulfide which plays an antibacterial role will gradually decrease, and the higher the temperature, the faster the decrease, so the cooked garlic can not play a good bactericidal role. It is healthy to mix garlic with cold dishes at home, and to eat jiaozi garlic mixed with vinegar and a little sesame oil.

Purple garlic has stronger bacteriostasis than white garlic. Garlic can be divided into white garlic, purple garlic and black garlic according to the color of skin, of which white garlic and purple garlic are more common. Compared with white garlic, purple garlic is more spicy, with higher content of allicin and more obvious antibacterial effect.

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Health-preserving efficacy of garlic

1, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal

Allicin contained in garlic volatile oil has obvious anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, especially on upper respiratory tract and digestive tract infections, fungal keratitis and cryptosporidiosis. According to another study, garlic contains a capsaicin called "propylene sulfide", and its bactericidal ability can reach one tenth of that of penicillin. It has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites, and can prevent influenza, prevent wound infection, treat infectious diseases and repel insects.

2. Anti-cancer

Foreign studies have found that sulfur-containing compounds in garlic can promote the production of an enzyme or a substance called allicin in the intestine, and eliminate the risk of intestinal tumors caused by intestinal substances by enhancing the body's immune ability, blocking lipid peroxidation and anti-mutation.

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